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A northern community at war, 1939-1945: 'Tyneside can take it!'

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Craig Armstrong

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Abstract

Wartime memories remain a strong undercurrent in British society but many of these myth/memories have been skewed by a strong southern-based perspective. One of the key requirements for the wartime population of Britain was that they carried on despite hardships and that morale was maintained. It has since entered the national consciousness that the people of Britain remained stoical throughout the war and that the community was strengthened by its shared wartime experiences. Recent historiography, however, has cast doubt on this belief, citing examples of putatively poor behaviour during the war. This article seeks to explore this myth/memory and, in a small way, to redress the North-South balance by using the experiences of wartime Tyneside as a case study.

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Author(s): Armstrong C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Northern History

Year: 2007

Volume: 44

Issue: 1

Pages: 133-152

ISSN (print): 0078-172X

ISSN (electronic): 1745-8706

Publisher: Maney Publishing

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174587007X165397

DOI: 10.1179/174587007X165397

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