The General Strike 1926: A New History

by David Brandon

The General Strike was one of the most significant events in twentieth century Britain. The miners were locked out and the mass of rank-and-file trade unionists then came out on strike in their support. With their families and some middle-class sympathizers, the miners and the labor and trade union movement found itself pitched against the political establishment, the apparatus of the state, the powerful mineowners backed by the Conservative Government...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139908397X
• ISBN13: 9781399083973
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 256 Pages