Home Front Posters

Name: Home Front Posters
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ISBN: 9780747811428

ISBN-10: 0747811423

ISBN-13: 9780747811428

Edition: 2012

Authors: Susannah Walker

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From Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases to Keep Calm and Carry On, the Home Front posters from the Second World War have become part of British culture. Some were design classics, others more prosaic, but together they give a fascinating insight into the trials and tribulations of living through World War Two.This was the first total war, with civilians as essential to the war effort as soldiers. So posters instructed people on everything from cooking and salvage to how to speak, and even think, about the war. This book tells the story behind these posters: how they were designed and produced, what they wanted to achieve, and what the British public really thought of them. Looking at famous…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 6/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48
Size: 5.87" wide x 8.19" long x 0.24" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English