Penny Summerfield,
Corinna (Senior Lecturer in Gender and Cultural History) Peniston-Bird
Manchester University Press
e druk, 2007
9780719062025
Contesting home defence
Men, women and the Home Guard in the Second World War
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Paperback, 328 blz.
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EN
Manchester University Press |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9780719062025
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Onderdeel van serie
Cultural History of Modern War
Levertijd ongeveer 15 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Contesting home defence is a new history of the Home Guard, a novel national defence force of the Second World War composed of civilians who served as part-time soldiers: it questions accounts of the force and the war, which have seen them as symbols of national unity. It scrutinises the Home Guard's reputation and explores whether this 'people
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780719062025
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:328
Uitgever:Manchester University Press