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Home Front Heroism

Book 1 of 2 in Cultural History Of Modern War

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Format
Paperback
Pages
328
Published
2026
Publisher
Manchester University Press

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Home front heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War.

Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way tha

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