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  The 1940s Look

Recreating the Fashions, Hairstyles ans Make-up of the Second World War is now within your reach thanks to Mike Browns long awaited book which covers Men, Women & Children. A great gift idea.
£16,99.


 

  


 

 

 

Reprinted Wartime Booklets

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Welcome To BritainWelcome To Britain
This booklet was issued to American forces in an attempt to get them acquainted with the British, their country, and their ways, and avoid some of the more obvious misunderstandings that could easily occur without at least a little knowledge of the strange and wonderful British customs.



Price: £4.99


Home Guard Manual - 1941Home Guard Manual - 1941
This reprint of the 1941 Home Guard Manual covers all the material you would expect and is a fascinating read. Basic field craft, how to survive in the open, how to destroy tanks, ambush the invaders, use weapons of varying sorts, make booby traps, read maps and send signals. The fledgling volunteer was turned into a veritable fighting machine!


Price: £7.99


Air Raid Precautions - 1938Air Raid Precautions - 1938
From protection from gas attack to preparing a safe refuge and even first aid for bomb victims, this book is a mine of invaluable advice for the Blitz-weary householder. An excellent hardback reproduction of a 1938 publication. (HB RRP £9.99)



Price: £7.99


Make Do and MendMake Do and Mend
This faithfully reproduced book originally produced in 1943 is often quoted and mentioned in modern reference books. Now it is available for all those interested in the Second World War British Home Front. With 32 pages and 29 illustrations its as fascinating today as when it was first published.

Price: £4.99


Civilian Supplies in Wartime BritainCivilian Supplies in Wartime Britain
An astute account, written in 1945 by Monica Felton, of rationing and the advocacy of 'utility' clothing and furniture. It covers the economic and social achievements of the war years, including the problems of production and shortages, and government controls.

Price: £4.99


The Market Square: The Story of the Food Ration Book 1940-1944The Market Square: The Story of the Food Ration Book 1940-1944
The history of the ubiquitous ration book itself is covered in this pamphlet and remains the best published account available of the complexities of food rationing.

Price: £4.99


EVE in OverallsEVE in Overalls
Although not attributed to a government department, this booklet uses official photographs. Richly illustrated, it describes the various jobs undertaken by women as 'substitution' labour - ground crew, post women, bus-conductresses, rail workers, engineers and farm labourers.

Price: £3.99


Fire Over London 1940-41Fire Over London 1940-41
A visual response to the bombing of Britain, describing the work of London's fireman. Published by the London County Council.
Price: £4.99


Wise Eating in WartimeWise Eating in Wartime
Prepared for the Ministry of Food by the Ministry of Information in 1943, this booklet contains fifteen broadcast talks on wartime diet for adults, given by Dr Charles Hill who was known as 'The Radio Doctor.'

Price: £4.99




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What Britain Has DoneWhat Britain Has Done
A selection of outstanding facts and figures for the period September 1939 until May 1945 produced by the Reference Division of the Ministry of Information in 1945. The pamphlet includes eight pages of coloured maps and charts.

Price: £4.99




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A People at War - Life In Britain TodayA People at War - Life In Britain Today
This heavily illustrated booklet was originally published in 1943 by the British Information Services in New York and provides a few glimpses of how war has changed life in British homes.

Price: £4.99




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Home Front HandbookHome Front Handbook
Compiled by the Reference Division of the Ministry of Information this is a handbook of factual and statistical information supplied by the Government of the day and its various departments. This pamphlet is a reprint of the 1943 edition revised in 1945.
Price: £4.99


Manpower: the story of Britain's Mobilisation for WarManpower: the story of Britain's Mobilisation for War
Prepared for the Ministry of Labour and National Service by the Ministry of Information in 1944, it describes the measures undertaken to ensure that the people of Britain made the fullest contribution to the war effort in spite of the prevailing wartime restrictions.
Price: £4.99


The Care of Children in WartimeThe Care of Children in Wartime
A broadcast by Mrs Margaret Creswick Atkinson who was the Technical Adviser to Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence. In the early 1940s she made frequent broadcasts to housewives advising on similar wartime concerns.

Price: £3.99




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THE BATTLE OF BRITAINTHE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
AUGUST - OCTOBER 1940
(First published in 1941).

The War Facsimiles are exact reproductions of illustrated books that were published during World War ll. They were produced by the British government to inform people about the progress of the war and the home-defence operations. The War Facsimiles form part of the highly praised uncovered editions series. Both sets for books taken directly from the archive of The Stationary Office in London.



Price: £4.99


Fleet Air ArmFleet Air Arm
The admiralty account of Naval Air Operations. (First published in 1943).

The War Facsimiles are exact reproductions of illustrated books that were published during World War ll. They were produced by the British government to inform people about the progress of the war and the home-defence operations. The War Facsimiles form part of the highly praised uncovered editions series. Both sets for books taken directly from the archive of The Stationary Office in London.



Price: £5.99


East of Malta West of Suez East of Malta West of Suez
The admiralty account of the naval war in the eastern Mediterranean: September 1939 to March 1941. (First published in 1943).

The War Facsimiles are exact reproductions of illustrated books that were published during World War ll. They were produced by the British government to inform people about the progress of the war and the home-defence operations. The War Facsimiles form part of the highly praised uncovered editions series. Both sets for books taken directly from the archive of The Stationary Office in London.



Price: £4.99


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  The 1950s Look

Mike Brown continues his look at the fashions of the past with an in depth look at post war Britain and the 1950s. A fascinating book and a great gift idea. £16.99


Christmas Greetings
Wartime Christmas Cards
£3.99 per pack of 10

 Wartime Christmas

Discover what Christmas was like throughout the war
Special Price £9.99