WWII | Childhood Experiences of War & Peace, 1939-1960

Childhood Experiences of War & Peace

1939-1960

Chapter One

Life before WWII

Chapter Two

An overview of the early days of WWII

Chapter Three

Evacuation

Chapter Four

Rationing

Chapter Five

The Blitz

Chapter Six

Housing

Chapter Seven

Impact on families

Chapter Eight

WWII Education

Chapter Nine

Children’s Work and Play

Chapter Ten

Cinema – film and newsreels

Chapter Eleven

Domestic Health, WWII

Chapter Twelve

The End of WWII

Chapter Thirteen

Post-War Housing

Chapter Fourteen

The formation of the NHS and the impact it had in Scotland

Chapter Fifteen

Changed Consumer Patterns

Chapter Sixteen

Leisure and Youth Culture

Chapter Seventeen

What Became of our Respondents?

Childhood Experiences of War & Peace

1939-1960

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WWII

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Kenneth Macaldowie Aged 18 In Back Garden Of Home In Dumbreck, Glasgow With The School Trophy, Having Left School In July 1962

Dr Ian Blair Macduff Demonstrating Soft Tree Bark, Circa 2002, Aged Around 75. Courtesy Of Son Roderick Macduff

All Ready For Our Summer Holiday On The Ross Bridge Comrie Peter Mcnaughton Younger Boy With Siblings David John And Christine

Jim Smart Aged 75

Bath Time For Graeme St Clair 1948

Kenneth Macaldowie Aged 1 In 1945 With Spaniel Snaps In The Back Garden At Aberdeen

Elma Robertson Older Girl With Her Younger Sister During WWII

17 Dolphin Road Pollokshields Childhood Home Of Helen Jean Millar. Had Air Raid Shelter In The Back Garden 2 By Donnie Maclean

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