A Shellshocked Nation - Alwyn Turner

'Britain in the 1920s and 1930s pops to life in this often very witty chronicle of that jittery time' The Times'Alwyn Turner is the master of funny, engaging social history' Sunday TimesAfter the calamity of the Great War, there was a desire in Britain for escapist fun - the lights of the Jazz Age, radio comedies and the pictures were a welcome respite from the grim reality of the Great Depression. Yet the storm clouds were gathering, and Britain between the wars was a turbulent, restless place -... Zobrazit více