A Family in Wartime: How the Second World War Shaped the Lives of a Generation

by Maureen Waller

Book Overview

During the Second World War the fabric of family life radically changed. Men left to join the front line, some never to return. Women entered the workforce on a scale not seen before, some to join the services, others to enter the factories. Mothers were separated from their children, or raised them in the absence of fathers.

The Allpresses were an ordinary London family from Stockwell. Through their experiences this book tells the story...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844861511
• ISBN13: 9781844861514
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.7"