Arming the Western Front War. Business and the state in Britain 1900–1920
Details:
- Author(s) Lloyd-Jones, Roger, & Myrddin J Lewis
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2017
- Pages 472pp; illus
- Publisher Routledge
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Government procurement
- Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Scholarly account of the First World War and the run up to it from an industrial perspective dealing with such issues as business-state relations; response of businesses to matching supply with demand, notably for shells; role of Ministry of Munitions; manpower issues; transition to peace economy; etc