Fighting fit : the wartime battle for Britain's health
Dawes, Laura, 1976-2016
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Total copies: 1
At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs, blood and medical resources would be in short supply; air raid shelters and evacuation would spread diseases; and the psychological effects of bombing raids would leave mental hospitals overflowing. Yet, astonishingly, Britain ended the war in better health than ever before. Based on original archival research and written with wit and verve, 'Fighting Fit' reveals an extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds.
Main title:
Fighting fit : the wartime battle for Britain's health / Laura Dawes.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.
Collation:
xxv, 276 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474601979 (hbk)1474601979 (hbk)9781474601993 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
362.1094 DAW362.1094
LC class:
RA485
Language:
English
Subject:
Public health -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Health aspects -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryHealth and FitnessHealth and Wellbeing
BRN:
311393