Bombardment, public safety and resilience in English coastal communities during the First World War / Michael Reeve.
Reeve, Michael.
2021
DA577 .R44 2021
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Title Bombardment, public safety and resilience in English coastal communities during the First World War / Michael Reeve.
Author Reeve, Michael.
ISBN 9783030868512 (electronic bk.)
3030868516 (electronic bk.)
3030868508
9783030868505
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86851-2
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-86851-2 doi
Call Number DA577 .R44 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.34209146
Summary This book makes the case for a unique coastal-urban experience of war on the home front during the First World War, focusing on case studies from the north-east of England. The use of case studies from this region problematises an often assumed national or generalised experience of civilian life during the war, by shifting the frame of analysis away from the metropolis. This book begins with chapters related to wartime resilience, including analysis of pre-war fear of invasion and bombardment, and government policy on public safety. It then moves on to a discussion of power relations and the local implementation of policy related to bombardment, including policing. Finally, the book explores the coastal-urban environment, focusing on depictions of war damage in popular culture, and the wartime and post-war commemoration of civilian bombardment. This work provides a multi-faceted perspective on civilian resilience, while responding to a recent call for new histories of the coastal zone.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Series Global studies in social and cultural maritime history.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030868512
Print version: 9783030868505
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1. Introduction
2 Constructing Fear of Invasion and Bombardment
3. Public Safety and Home Defence: The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) and Central Government Policy
4. Local Interpretation and Implementation of Central Government Policy on Home and Civil Defence
5. Policing DORA
6. Representing War Damage and Destruction Following Bombardment
7. The Wartime and Post-war Legacies of Civilian Bombardment
8. Conclusion.

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