Fighting fit : the wartime battle for Britain's health
Dawes, Laura, 1976-2016
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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:
Dawes, Laura, 1976-, 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)
Dewey class:
362.10941362.1094109044362.109 DAWE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1687736