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Leeds at War 1939-45
Author | : Stephen Wade |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Leeds (England) |
ISBN | : 9781473867789 |
War Paint
Author | : Brian Foss |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300108903 |
In this groundbreaking examination of British war art during the Second World War, Brian Foss delves deeply into what art meant to Britain and its people at a time when the nation's very survival was under threat. Foss probes the impact of war art on the relations between art, state patronage, and public interest in art, and he considers how this period of duress affected the trajectory of British Modernism. Supported by some two hundred illustrations and extensive archival research, the book offers the richest, most nuanced view of mid-century art and artists in Britain yet written. The author focuses closely on Sir Kenneth Clark's influential War Artists' Advisory Committee and explores topics ranging from censorship to artists' finances, from the depiction of women as war workers to the contributions of war art to evolving notions of national identity and Britishness. Lively and insightful, the book adds new dimensions to the study of British art and cultural history.
Theatre of the People
Author | : Laurence Raw |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2015-10-29 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1442257350 |
Throughout World War II, audiences in the United Kingdom craved entertainment, even during the country’s darkest days. During this period, actor-manager Donald Wolfit and his theatre troupe toured Great Britain and Europe—often at great risk. After the war, Wolfit broadened his tour, bringing his brand of Shakespearean theatre to North American audiences. Wolfit believed that theatre should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic origins. It was this quality above all that accounted for his huge popularity throughout the fifteen years of his operation. In Theatre of the People: Donald Wolfit’s Shakespearean Productions 1937–1953, Laurence Raw looks at this tenacious personality whose determination to serve the nation by performing Shakespeare inspired audiences and fellow actors. Drawing on a series of hitherto unpublished materials—including letters and interviews—this part biography and part social history creates a vivid picture of what life was like for the touring actor during WWII and beyond. Recreating twelve of Wolfit’s touring dates throughout Great Britain and North America, this volume also demonstrates theatre’s importance as a source of mass entertainment and education, as well as a propaganda tool. Despite Wolfit’s popular appeal at the time, he was doomed to remain on the periphery of the theatrical establishment. This book contends that Wolfit deserves to be recognized for his efforts in maintaining public morale during times of stress. Theatre of the People will appeal not only to those interested in drama but also to students and scholars of history and popular entertainment in the 1940s and 1950s.
Cumbria at War, 1939–45
Author | : Ruth Mansergh |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2019-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473877121 |
“A comprehensive view of the important part Cumbria played in WWII, including a detailed look at the warships built in the Barrow Yard.” —Firetrench The outbreak of war marked a new era for the people of Cumbria. Many young men and women enlisted in the Forces, while older people joined the Home Guard or became Air Raid Precaution Wardens. Children from cities were sent to Kendal to escape the threat of bombing raids, members of the Women’s Land Army began to arrive on at the local farms, and Silloth airfield near Carlisle trained thousands of pilots from allied countries. The first sign of German interest in the important shipbuilding town of Barrow-in-Furness was in May 1936, when a rigid airship and passenger aircraft flew very low and slowly over the Furness rooftops. Vickers shipyard became a target for enemy bombing and eventually more than 10,000 houses were damaged or destroyed by the Luftwaffe during the Barrow Blitz that took place during April and May 1941. Extensively researched, the book takes a detailed look at the ships built in Barrow, memorials in the city of Carlisle and towns and villages across Cumbria, and remembers the brave dead of Second World War. Overall, this is a poignant testimony to the momentous efforts, bravery, self-sacrifice and determination of the people of Cumbria during the Second World War, who sought to find normality in a reality so far removed from anything they had ever known. “In this fascinatingly good read, Ruth has captured the spirit and uncertainty of all Cumbrians in those stressful years.” —Cumbria Family History Society
A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army
Author | : Arthur S. White |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2013-02-04 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 178150539X |
This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
British Army Communications in the Second World War
Author | : Simon Godfrey |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2013-07-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1441190392 |
A history of British Army front line communications, focussing on the effect that their performance had on the outcome of main World War II campaigns.
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and Order of Preference
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1464 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Baronetage |
ISBN | : |
Some sections omitted from 2nd impression of the 105th ed.
British Propaganda in the Twentieth Century
Author | : Taylor Philip M. Taylor |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2019-08-08 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 1474473083 |
This book examines the evolution of British propaganda practice during the course of the twentieth century. Written by an internationally-renowned expert in the area, this book covers the period from the First World War to the present day, including discussions of recent developments in information warfare. It includes analysis of film, radio, television and the press, and places the British experience within the wider international context. Drawing together elements of the author's previously published work, the book demonstrates how Britain has established a model for democratic propaganda world-wide.This is the first volume in the new International Communications series, edited by Philip M Taylor.