Home front heroism

Civilians and conflict in Second World War London

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Matthews, Ellena

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324 Seiten

Englisch

Manchester University Presserschienen am18.06.2024

Home front heroism explores how civilians were framed as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how the effects and demands of conflict created increased opportunities for heroics, and created a need for heroism to be acknowledged, awarded and celebrated.mehr

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KlappentextHome front heroism explores how civilians were framed as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how the effects and demands of conflict created increased opportunities for heroics, and created a need for heroism to be acknowledged, awarded and celebrated.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-5261-6212-0

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Manchester University Press

Erscheinungsjahr2024

Erscheinungsdatum18.06.2024

ReiheCultural History of Modern War

Seiten324 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 145 mm, Höhe 222 mm, Dicke 21 mm

Gewicht542 g

Artikel-Nr.61170688

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GenreGeschichte/Politik

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Introduction1 Production: factories, wartime productivity and workplace heroism2 Danger: protection, defence and care in the metropolis3 Uniforms: clothing, uniformity and collective heroism4 Medals: objects of recognition, materiality and heroism5 Wounding: aerial bombardment and the civilian war wounded 6 Death: the civilian war dead and shared sacrificeConclusionmehr