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The First World War required the mobilisation of entire societies, regardless of age or gender. The phrase 'home front' was itself a product of the war with parts of Britain literally a war front, coming under enemy attack from the sea and increasingly the air. However, the home front also…
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Based on a conference held at the University of St Andrews in 2018, the volume is the most comprehensive study of Britain between 1914 and 1918.
The impact of the First World War is analyzed in terms of the growth of government, the mobilization of industrial and agricultural resources, wartime production such as munitions, and political and social repercussions.
Many previously under-researched areas include fisheries, wartime charities, and railways.
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