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National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963

byRichard Vinen

Richard Vinen uses National Service to investigate a Generation in Uniform 1945-1963 through a carefully framed historical account. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of history and technology & engineering. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The emphasis stays on explanation, context, and the lived consequences behind the larger argument.

Publisher

Penguin

Publication date

Jul 02, 2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

640

ISBN

9780141399805