At home and under fire : air raids and culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz /

"War has always had consequences for civilians, but during the First World War, air raids redefined British civilians' experiences and expectations of warfare. This book also demonstrates how the legacy of Britain's first air raids helped prepare civilians for the Second World War&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grayzel, Susan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Literature in context
Temas:
1900-1999
Civil defense > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Civil defense > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Bombing, Aerial > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Bombing, Aerial > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Civilians in war > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Civilian war casualties > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, German.
Protection civile > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Protection civile > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Bombardement aérien > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre > Participation des civils > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre civile > Pertes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Bombing, Aerial.
Civil defense.
Civil defense > Social aspects.
Civilian war casualties.
Civilians in war.
Military operations, Aerial > German.
Great Britain > History, Military.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire.
Great Britain.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; At Home and Under Fire; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Modern War and the Militarization of Domestic Life; THE STATE AND THE HOME; NON-COMBATANTS, AERIAL ATTACKS, AND THE LAW OF WAR BEFORE 1914; WAR IN THE AIR; THE AIR RAIDS THAT FOLLOW; 2 Destroying the Innocent: The Arrival of the Air Raid, 1914-1916; INTRODUCTION; THE WAR COMES HOME; THE WAR IN THE AIR ARRIVES; RESPONDING TO THE RAIDS; CONCLUSION; 3 Redefining the Battle Zone: Responding to Intensified Aerial Warfare, 1917-1918; INTRODUCTION; REACTIONS AND REPRISALS.

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