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Great War Britain: The First World War at Home
Lucinda Gosling In Association With Mary Evans Picture Library
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Description for Great War Britain: The First World War at Home
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1128.
The declaration of war in August 1914 was to change Britain and British society irrevocably as conflict came to dominate almost every aspect of civilian life for the next four years. Popular weekly magazines such as The Tatler, The Sketch and The Queen, recorded the national preoccupations of the time and in particular, the upper-class experience of war. Targeted at a well-heeled, largely female audience, these magazines were veteran reporters of aristocratic balls, the latest Parisian fashions and society engagements, but quickly adapted to war-like conditions without ever quite losing their gossipy essence. Fashion soon found itself jostling for position ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752491882
SKU
V9780752491882
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
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