The British Police and Home Food Production in the Great War: Police as Ploughmen, 1917-1918

by Mary Fraser

This book explores the role of the British Police in home food production during the First World War, a critical time when decreasing food imports threatened population starvation around the country. Drawing from the police's most popular weekly journal, the book provides insights into policemen's lives, the political context in which they worked, and the pressures on police forces throughout Britain during the Great War. Unlike neighbouring countries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031587421
• ISBN13: 9783031587429
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 1.2" x 7.5"