Half the battle : civilian morale in Britain during the Second World War / Robert Mackay.
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Manchester University Press : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. War imagined. The prospect of total war - again. A united nation? Preparing for the storm. The view from below
- 2. War experienced: September 1939-May 1941. The Phoney War. The Emergency - May-September 1940. The Big Blitz
- 3. War experienced: 1941-45. A different sort of war. Separations. Restrictions, restrictions. Working and not working
- 4. Persuading the people. Controlling the news. The propaganda of reassurance. Stimulating patriotism
- 5. Easing the strain. Protection. Food. The cost of living. Working conditions. Health. Recreation and leisure. Some essential inessentials
- 6. Beveridge and all that. Thinking about the future. The impact of Beveridge. Another sign of things to come? Conclusion: The invisible chain.
