The Home Front 1939-45 A Guide for Family Historians

Almost everyone in war-time Britain had a role to play in the war effort- the Red Cross, the Women's Voluntary Service, and the Women's Institute, depended on volunteers the Bevin Boys were conscripted to dig for coal, rather than to serve in the armed forces, women – worked in munitions factories.  the Women's Land Army. The police and fire services were needed even more in time of war. In rural areas, many householders took in evacuees.

This book by Stuart A. Raymond guides the researcher through the myriad sources of archival material recorded in relation to the Home Front and Home Guard, what to look for for and where to find it.