Waste into Weapons. Recycling in Britain during the Second World War

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Author(s) Thorsheim, Peter
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2015
Pages 301pp
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Place Published Cambridge

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with wide ranging issues touching on the recycling of a wide range of materials for use in munitions production under wartime conditions. Examines 'the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy'. Structure in three parts, viz: 'Beating ploughshares into swords'; 'Alliances'; 'History, culture, and civil liberties'