Alexander Pulling Hmso (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 697-page 2017 reprint of 1915 collection of all the Defence of the Realm Acts, Regulations, Proclamations etc in force in may 1915 to control economy and society in Britain during the war. It wasn't just a war of manpower, whether on the battlefield or factory but of laws which were huge, protean and pervasive. Slight ink mark on inside cover. Otherwise good. ISBN on book is 4444006665980. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £13.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2017 reprint of 1918 Wartime Manual of British Emergency Legislation covering War Materials Supply to February 28, 1918. Contains all laws, proclamations, ministerial regulations etc that controlled supply of raw materials needed for the war effort. So steel, lead, brass, copper, leather, animal pelts, wool jute, petrol, cotton, flax, hemp, timber, olive oil, military uniforms and related labour controls all covered. Is the effectiveness of legal controls (partially) how we 'won' the war? Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £13 due to book's weight and thickness.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 462-page 2017 reprint of all the wartime emergency laws in force at September 1915, covering so many aspects of the Home Front, incl. security measures, controls on prices and distribution, food production and supply, factory and raw materials controls, pub restrictions, leisure restrictions, manpower deployment, trading with enemy, currency controls etc. It was total war, so total law. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £13 due to book's weight and thickness. ISBN on book is 4444006641816 but not recognised for listing it!