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Reprinted Wartime Booklets

A fascinating selection of reprinted WWII Ministry of Information booklets.

Welcome To Britain

Price: £4.99

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.

Make Do and Mend

Price: £4.99

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.

Manpower: the story of Britain's Mobilisation for War

Price: £4.99

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.

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Price: £4.99

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.

Fleet Air Arm

Price: £5.99

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.

East of Malta West of Suez

Price: £4.99

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.