Contesting home defence [electronic resource] : men, women and the Home Guard in the Second World War / Penny Summerfield and Corinna Peniston-Bird.
Series: Cultural history of modern warPublication details: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2007.Description: xviii, 307 pISBN:- 9780719062018 (hbk.)
- 0719062012 (hbk.)
- 0719062020 (pbk.)
- 9780719062025 (pbk.)
- 9781847791542 (e-book)
- 940.541241 22
- D809.G7 S86 2007eb
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Political challenges -- pt. II. Representations -- pt. III. Personal testimony.
Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who served in the Home Guard.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.