Contesting home defence : men, women and the Home Guard in the Second World War /

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Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who ser...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Summerfield, Penny (Autor), Peniston-Bird, C. M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2007.
Colección:Cultural history of modern war.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Home Guard > Juvenile literature.
Great Britain. > Home Guard.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels britanniques.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Europe > History.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > Europe.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
War work.
Civilförsvar > Storbritannien > Andra världskriget.
Hemvärnet > historia > England.
Great Britain.
Juvenile works.
Personal narratives > British.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who served in the Home Guard.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 307 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847791542
1847791549
Acceso:Legal Deposit;

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