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    Public Schools and the Second World War
    Public Schools and the Second World War
    Public Schools and the Second World War
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    Public Schools and the Second World War

    By David Walsh, Anthony Seldon and The Lord Bramall

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    A historical analysis of the contribution of Great Britain’s public schools to the conduct of World War II.

    Following their ground-breaking book on Public Schools and the Great War, David Walsh and Anthony Seldon now examine how those same schools fared in the Second World War. They use eye-witness testimony to recount stories of resilience and improvisation in 1940 as the likelihood of invasion and the terrors of the Blitz threatened the very survival of public schools. They also assess the giant impact that public school alumni contributed to every aspect of the war effort.

    The authors examine how the “People’s War” brought social cohesion, with the opportunity to end public school exclusiveness to the fore, encouraged by Winston Churchill among others. That opportunity was ironically squandered by the otherwise radical Clement Attlee’s post-war Labour government, prolonging the “public school problem” right through to the present day.

    The public schools shaped twentieth century history profoundly, never more so than in the conduct of both its world wars. The impact of the schools on both wars was very different, as were the legacies. Drawing widely on primary source material and personal accounts of inspiring courage and endurance, this book is full of profound historical reflection and is essential reading for all who want to understand the history of modern Britain.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 30, 2020
    ISBN9781526750402
    Public Schools and the Second World War
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    David Walsh

    David Walsh, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading authorities on children, teens, parenting, family life, and the impact of technology on children’s health and development. He founded the internationally renowned National Institute on Media and the Family. He is on the faculty of the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Monica. They have three adult children and five grandchildren. 

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      I will come straight to the point; this book is good and well worth reading. The authors have in-depth knowledge on the subject and have researched it well. Basically, the book charts the social change within education from the end of the First World War to the present day. Public Schools feature in the history of this country and also the military history of this nation, which makes this book an important element of the historiography of Second World War.The first two chapters examine the legacy of the First World War, and how the Public Schools prepared for the second war. Part II is Winning the War and comprises four chapters. The role of the Public Schools is assessed in the war in the air and sea, then on the land, and then the Secret War and Science and Innovation. I am pleased that coverage is wider that just the armed services as the role of technology and science is often overlooked. Part III covers the post-war period and Part IV takes us up to the present day.There are the usual sixteen pages of photographs in the centre of the book, which are interesting, but in my opinion, they add little as the value of this book is in the content of the text. There are two indexes, one of schools and the other general, which is useful and pleasing to see.In summary, an excellent book that added to my knowledge and understanding of the role of Public Schools in the Second World War.

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