Waste Into Weapons: Recycling in Britain During the Second World War

by Peter Thorsheim

Book Overview

During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied British munitions factories with much-needed raw materials - it also played a key role in the efforts of the British government to maintain the morale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107492092
• ISBN13: 9781107492097
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"