Food for War: Agriculture and Rearmament in Britain before the Second World War

Author:   Alan F. Wilt (, Professor Emeritus of History, Iowa State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198208716


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 September 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alan F. Wilt (, Professor Emeritus of History, Iowa State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780198208716


ISBN 10:   0198208715
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 September 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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1: Introduction 2: The Background, 1914-36 3: The Pace Quickens, 1936-8 4: From Crisis to War, 1938-9 5: Influence of the Agricultural Lobbies 6: Awareness in the Countryside 7: Food in Wartime, 1939-40 8: Epilogue and Conclusion Bibliography

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Food for War sheds light on the complex effort that was required to create a workable wartime food strategy and it acts as a useful reminder that rearmament should be seen in its widest context Erin Gill, Twentieth Century British History The book is the fruit of assiduous research in the UK and the USA, and Alan Wilt has filled a long-standing gap in the literature most comprehensively. It is a notable addition to our understanding of the links between food, farming and rearmament in the 1930s. War in History Illuminating ... This book is the fruit of assiduous research in the UK and the USA, and Alan Wilt has filled a long-standing gap in the literature most comprehensively. It is a notable addition to our understanding of the links between food, farming and rearmament in the 1930s. English Historical Review


Food for War sheds light on the complex effort that was required to create a workable wartime food strategy and it acts as a useful reminder that rearmament should be seen in its widest context Erin Gill, Twentieth Century British History The book is the fruit of assiduous research in the UK and the USA, and Alan Wilt has filled a long-standing gap in the literature most comprehensively. It is a notable addition to our understanding of the links between food, farming and rearmament in the 1930s. War in History Illuminating ... This book is the fruit of assiduous research in the UK and the USA, and Alan Wilt has filled a long-standing gap in the literature most comprehensively. It is a notable addition to our understanding of the links between food, farming and rearmament in the 1930s. English Historical Review


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