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THE SECOND WORLD WAR remains one of the greatest communal memories of British society, yet the vast majority of writing on the Home Front has been dominated by description focusing on the south of England. Accounts of war in the north remain few and Tyneside, as an industrial powerhouse, was responsible for producing vast amounts of material and vital equipment that was of great significance to the national war effort. Although the cosy image that has formed around the stoic and patriotic acceptance by the British people of wartime strictures has been questioned in some recent works, this book seeks to analyse how the government, local authorities, voluntary organisations, the police and others attempted both to improve and assess morale on Tyneside. Additionally, it looks at crucial functions such as the organisations that were created to provide protection from enemy aerial attack and from invasion, the reactions of the Tyneside public to the war, the impact of the air raids on Tyneside and the effect of the war on regional and community identities. An exiting additon to Britain's wartime history, this book is required reading for anyone interested in the Second World War.
Author(s): Armstrong C
Publication type: Authored Book
Publication status: Published
Year: 2007
Number of Pages: 178
Publisher: Phillimore/The History Press
Place Published: Chichester
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ISBN: 1860774679
