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The 1940s Home

Paperback • 2009 • English

The 1940s Home

By Paul Evans

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About the book

The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the Second World War. In the first five years of the decade homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape to the windows, sandbags round the door, and a Morrison shelter in the kitchen. In the garden, lawn and shrubs gave way to vegetable plots and chicken coops. For those whose houses were damaged or destroyed, or those moved out of their homes ...Show more

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ISBN

9780747807360

Publisher

Shire Publications Ltd

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The 1940s Home

Format

Paperback

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