Youth at War

Young People and their Schools in Britain in the Second World War

Mike Osborne

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English

Fonthill Media Ltd
18 May 2023

Second World War; Other warfare & defence issues

The Second World War was the cause of more civilian casualties, many of them young people, than of military. In Britain, young people were on the front line, facing the threat of enemy invasion and the fragmentation of daily life. Their education was disrupted as their schools were taken over by government, the military and ARP; as pupils were evacuated and staff conscripted; curriculum was diluted and part-time schooling instituted; and concerns over food and accommodation increased.

Along with the physical dangers of bombing and the increased disease caused by deprivation and social dislocation, youngsters endured psychological and emotional pressure from anxieties over home and family. Young people worked in industry and agriculture; served in the Home Guard and ARP; carried out voluntary activities in health and welfare; and prepared for military service as cadets and in uniformed organisations. School buildings aided the war effort as military HQs, training centres, research centres for weapons development and, central to ARP, especially in the cities, were often at the forefront of the bombing. This book attempts an overview of the circumstances under which youngsters grew up between 1939 and 1945 on the Home Front, with particular emphasis on the 14-18 age group.

By: Mike Osborne
Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9781781558812
ISBN 10: 1781558817
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Mike Osborne's interest in fortification began with childhood visits to castles. It has developed over the years to include all aspects of the topic from Iron-Age forts to Cold War bunkers. He was a volunteer-coordinator for the Defence of Britain Project recording twentieth-century military structures. After a thirty-year-career in education he took early retirement to write, producing over twenty books to date. Topics include: Civil War sieges and fortifications, drill halls, twentieth-century military structures, a series of county surveys of defences including the award-winning Defending Cambridgeshire, and the best-selling Defending Britain.