The 1940s Home

By:

Paul Evans

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Shire Library

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The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the Second World War. In the first five years of the decade homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape to the windows, sandbags round the door, and a Morrison shelter in the kitchen. In the garden, lawn and shrubs gave way to vegetable plots and chicken coops. For those whose houses were damaged or destroyed, or those moved out of their homes by post-war rehousing schemes, the picture was very different. For many the pre-fab became home, and new designs of furniture made under the utility scheme furnished rooms cheaply and stylishly. And new estates, different from anything tried before the war, rose from the bomb sites, offering state-of-the-art sanitisation and modern facilities to thousands.

Author Biography:

Paul Evans is a specialist dealer in twentieth century art and design, having a particular interest in posters, graphics and the propaganda arts. He is co-author (with Peter Doyle) of The Home Front, 1939-45 and Tommy's War in Europe - British Military Memorabilia, 1939-45. He lives in London. Peter Doyle is a scientist and military historian. He is the author of several books, including The British Soldier in the First World War (Shire 2008) and The Home Front: 1939-45 (Crowood, 2007, with Paul Evans). He is co-secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefield Heritage Group, and is an elected member of the British Commission for Military History. He lives in London. The author lives in London, England.

Release date Australia

August 10th, 2009

Author

Paul Evans

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

Illustrations (some col.)

Imprint

Shire Publications

Pages

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Series

Shire Library

Dimensions

149x210x5

ISBN-13

9780747807360

Product ID

3167008

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