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1771436The Phoney War on the Home Fronthttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-phoney-war-on-the-home-front-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1074016/b5d40430-48de-42ce-acc0-dd274198d513.jpg?v=638337320399170000219249MXNFaber & FaberInStock/Ebooks/<p>One of the strangest periods in the social history of Britain was that of the Phoney War of 1939-40, when the nation did not know quite whether it was at war or peace. E.S. Turners marvellous study, first published in 1961, offers a none-too-reverent account of how Britons tried to adjust themselves to the uncertainties of those days.<br />What was a woman to do if the air-raid siren sounded while she was curling her hair? Were the police required to open fire through jewellers windows at un-extinguished light bulbs? What was more patriotic - to buy War Bonds or to drink as much whisky as possible? Turner further explores the difficulties posed by blackouts to private detectives and prostitutes; the impact of the moment upon morals, and on fashions; and the bureaucracys blundering seizure of the nations spa hotels. The story is carried entertainingly all the way to the Blitz: the darkening moment at which Britain realized there was indeed a war on.</p>...1742867The Phoney War on the Home Front219249https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-phoney-war-on-the-home-front-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1074016/b5d40430-48de-42ce-acc0-dd274198d513.jpg?v=638337320399170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129780571294749_W3siaWQiOiIzNjJlMTdiZi04NTQwLTRhYjYtOTE3ZC02ZThjN2RkMDE5MmUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE5OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjIwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE3OSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDUtMTNUMDk6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780571294749_<p>One of the strangest periods in the social history of Britain was that of the Phoney War of 1939-40, when the nation did not know quite whether it was at war or peace. E.S. Turners marvellous study, first published in 1961, offers a none-too-reverent account of how Britons tried to adjust themselves to the uncertainties of those days.<br />What was a woman to do if the air-raid siren sounded while she was curling her hair? Were the police required to open fire through jewellers windows at un-extinguished light bulbs? What was more patriotic - to buy War Bonds or to drink as much whisky as possible? Turner further explores the difficulties posed by blackouts to private detectives and prostitutes; the impact of the moment upon morals, and on fashions; and the bureaucracys blundering seizure of the nations spa hotels. The story is carried entertainingly all the way to the Blitz: the darkening moment at which Britain realized there was indeed a war on.</p>...9780571294749_Faber & Faberlibro_electonico_b18dc29c-a251-474f-add2-2080e097ca8c_9780571294749;9780571294749_9780571294749E. S.InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/faber-epub-a12d817d-d191-492e-89ad-395afb4edc7d.epub2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00Faber & Faber