Title Food for war : agriculture and rearmament in Britain before the Second World War / Alan F. Wilt

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 262 pages) Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Background, 1914-1936 -- 3. The Pace Quickens, 1936-1938 -- 4. From Crisis to War, 1938-1939 -- 5. The Influence of the Agricultural Lobbies -- 6. Awareness in the Countryside -- 7. Food in Wartime, 1939-1940 -- 8. Epilogue and Conclusion Summary "Food for War is a study of Britain's food and agricultural preparations in the 1930s as the nation once again made ready for war. Historians writing about 1930s Britain have usually focused on the Depression, appeasement, or political, military, and industrial concerns. None have dealt adequately with another significant topic, food and agriculture, as the nation moved, albeit reluctantly, from peace to war. In this new account Alan F. Wilt makes right this omission by examining in depth the relationship between food, agriculture, and the nation's preparations for war." "He reveals how food and agriculture became closely linked to rearmament as early as 1936; that the government's preparations in this sector, as contrasted with other areas of the economy, were relatively well-developed when war broke out in 1936: and that rural and farm interests well understood the effect that war would have on their way of life. He argues that food and agriculture need to be integrated into the more general historical discourse, for what happened in Britain in the 1930s not only set the stage for World War II, but also contributed to a more robust agriculture in the decades that followed."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index Subject Food industry and trade -- Military aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Agriculture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. Agriculture Equipment and supplies Military readiness Landwirtschaft Lebensmittelversorgung Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Agrarpolitik Landbouw. Voedselvoorziening. Herbewapening. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Defenses Subject Great Britain Großbritannien Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191543340 0191543349 128044584X 9781280445842 9780191717024 0191717029 0198208715 9780198208716

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