{"product_id":"9781350546844","title":"Military-Industrial Enclosure of Britain’s Countryside in the Second World War Fields into Factories","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMilitary-Industrial Enclosure of Britain’s Countryside in the Second World War\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFields into Factories\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGary Willis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ 20th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is an examination of how Britain's Second World War aircraft building and arms production led to a state-sponsored military-industrial land enclosure that irrevocably changed the nation's landscape. \u003c\/b\u003eUsing a wide range of previously ignored and understudied material from national and local archives, \u003ci\u003eThe Military-Industrial Enclosure of Britain's Countryside in the Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the location, origins, war-time use and post-war lives of a critical mass of 220 sites owned and\/or operated by the Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aircraft Production, the two ministries at the heart of British war production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a chronological analysis of the lives of these factories, Gary Willis demonstrates that, from an environmental history perspective, Britain experienced a \u003ci\u003elong\u003c\/i\u003e Second World War from 1936 when sites were first identified and building commenced, until 1946, by which time the post-war fate of the majority of sites had been decided. That this military-industrial infrastructure was predominantly built on green-field sites in rural and peri-urban areas has not previously been identified, analysed or quantified, and as a result the broad environmental impact of Britain's Second World War has been obscured until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGary Willis\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar based in the UK. He gained his PhD from the University of Bristol, UK in 2023.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350546844\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522028470412,"sku":"9781350546844","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350546844","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}