Wartime Farm: Rediscovering The Skills And Spirit Of World War II - Hardcover

Peter Ginn; Ruth Goodman; Alex Langlands

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845337085 ISBN 13: 9781845337087

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2012

Synopsis

During World War Two Britain had to look to the land to provide the produce it had previously shipped in from abroad, meaning huge changes on both the agricultural and domestic scenes. Accompanying an 8-part BBC series and written by the three presenters who spend a year living on a reconstructed farm from the era, Wartime Farm sets these changes within a historical context and looks at the day-to-day life of that time. Exploring a fascinating chapter in Britain's recent history, we see how our predecessors lived and thrived in difficult conditions with extreme frugality and ingenuity. From growing your own vegetables and keeping chickens in the back yard, to having to 'make do and mend', many of the challenges faced by wartime Britons have resonance today. Fascinating historical detail and atmospheric story-telling make this a truly compelling read.

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Review:

'Fascinating historical detail and atmospheric storytelling make this a truly compelling read.' -- Cheadle Tean Times --Cheadle Tean Times

Book Description:

Wartime Farm accompanies the must-see 8-part BBC2 television series of the same name.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1845337085
• ISBN 13: 9781845337087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256