Waiting for war : Britain 1939-1940
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TextPublication details: UK Icon 2019Description: xiii, 370 p, 8 unnumbered pages of platesISBN: 9781785785481; 1785785486Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945DDC classification: 940.5341 Summary: The commanding features of everyday life in 1939 - the blackout, gas-masks, air-raid shelters, evacuees, rationing and the profusion of often contradictory rules and regulations - seem bizarre almost to the point of farce. But they were real enough to those who had to live the experience. A compensating factor was the ability of the country to laugh at the absurdities of life under the shadow of the swastika. --
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The commanding features of everyday life in 1939 - the blackout, gas-masks, air-raid shelters, evacuees, rationing and the profusion of often contradictory rules and regulations - seem bizarre almost to the point of farce. But they were real enough to those who had to live the experience. A compensating factor was the ability of the country to laugh at the absurdities of life under the shadow of the swastika. --
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