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The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)

Susan R. Grayzel

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Description:The First World War introduced the widespread use of lethal chemical weapons. In its aftermath, the British government, like that of many states, had to prepare civilians to confront such weapons in a future war. Over the course of the interwar period, it developed individual anti-gas protection as a cornerstone of civil defence. Susan R. Grayzel traces the fascinating history of one object - the civilian gas mask - through the years 1915-1945 and, in so doing, reveals the reach of modern, total war and the limits of the state trying to safeguard civilian life in an extensive empire. Drawing on records from Britain's Colonial, Foreign, War and Home Offices and other archives alongside newspapers, journals, personal accounts and cultural sources, she connects the histories of the First and Second World Wars, combatants and civilians, men and women, metropole and colony, illuminating how new technologies of warfare shaped culture, politics, and society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare). To get started finding The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The First World War introduced the widespread use of lethal chemical weapons. In its aftermath, the British government, like that of many states, had to prepare civilians to confront such weapons in a future war. Over the course of the interwar period, it developed individual anti-gas protection as a cornerstone of civil defence. Susan R. Grayzel traces the fascinating history of one object - the civilian gas mask - through the years 1915-1945 and, in so doing, reveals the reach of modern, total war and the limits of the state trying to safeguard civilian life in an extensive empire. Drawing on records from Britain's Colonial, Foreign, War and Home Offices and other archives alongside newspapers, journals, personal accounts and cultural sources, she connects the histories of the First and Second World Wars, combatants and civilians, men and women, metropole and colony, illuminating how new technologies of warfare shaped culture, politics, and society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare). To get started finding The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Age of the Gas Mask: How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)

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