Helen Jones

British Civilians in the Front Line

Air Raids, Productivity and Wartime Culture, 1939-1945

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first full-length study of the behaviour of British civilians and their reactions to air raids during the Second World War. It unravels the multiple day-to-day, concrete and local influences on people's behaviour at these times of great danger, risk and uncertainty, and challenges the traditional image of civilians as passive shelterers under attack. It uncovers Churchill and his government's desperate attempts to persuade key workers to continue with their work once the air raid siren had sounded, and reveals the complex reasons why so many workers were willing to run such risks. By drawing on a range of sources, including secret government documents, newspapers, national and local records, feature films, as well as interviews with those who worked during air raids, this book provides a fascinating analysis of private meanings and public media representations of civilians 'in the front line'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780719072901
• ISBN-10: 0719072905
• Artikelnr.: 22187771

Autorenporträt

Helen Jones is a 90-year-old retired widow who has lived abroad for several years. Mrs. Jones handmakes dolls for severely disabled children abroad and has a dog, Socks. She has written many children's fables. These stories have lain in a folder for years. Finally, Mrs. Jones, with encouragement from several friends and acquaintances, decided to submit two of her stories for consideration. She lives in Woodbridge and has two daughters and five grandchildren.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: 'The front-line runs through the factories' 2. 'A present
to Hitler': policy and persuasion 3. Restraints on working after the siren
4. Activities after the siren 5. Roof spotters 6. Reasons 7. Fall-out and
conclusions