OUR LAND AT WAR HB - Hardcover

Duff Hart-Davis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007516533 ISBN 13: 9780007516537

Publisher: William Collins, 2015

Synopsis

Duff Hart-Davis examines how, in farms and villages, forestry land and country estates, the 'old ways' of Britain's countryside were challenged by the demands of war. As well as the profound impact of the need to grow more food and the loss of workforce as young men enlisted, the book examines the effects of the new role of women, the Land Girls and Lumber Jills, the requisition of land and houses, and the arrival of evacuees, Americans and prisoners of war.

About this title

About the Author:

DUFF HART-DAVIShas written and edited over fifty books on a wide variety of subjects, including eight adventure novels. He has ghosted numerous military memoirs, as well as Chris Ryan's first two bestselling novels. He worked on theSunday Telegraphas Literary Editor and feature writer and as a columnist for theIndependent. Together with his wife, Phyllida, he now lives on the Cotswold escarpment.

Review:

‘A charming, endlessly fascinating account’ 4*, Mail on Sunday

‘In 1939 this blessed soil and those who farmed it became a vital weapon of war. The transformation and its consequences are described in this wonderful book that chronicles the stamina, doggedness and versatility of countrymen and women who strove to help Britain win the war. A beautifully written, wise and illuminating portrait of the countryside at war’ Times

‘A compelling portrait. Beautifully written ... Hart-Davis has captured a profoundly moving and pivotal moment in the history of the British landscape’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Duff Hart-Davis is steeped in country pursuits, and his latest book is an enchanting, informed, respectful and often amusing account of the rural Britain that he loves. He engagingly shows how profoundly the countryside underpinned the war effort’ Juliet Gardiner, BBC History magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: William Collins
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0007516533
• ISBN 13: 9780007516537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464