160 The Twentieth Century (1914-1945)

but at least a thorough treatment of that side of the war might
have been expected. Even more impressive is the even longer
civil series which touches on every point of the nation's life
and reminds one how much more total British involvement in
the war was than that of any other nation. Several books
between them amount to a detailed and comprehensive survey
of the economy,1012 Two tackle the problems of defence against
air attacks and blockades, problems which only in part were
military.1013 The volumes which treat of particular industrial
topics divide into two sections: production for military pur-
poses,1014 and production for civilian uses.1015 Financial prob-
lems yield two books.1016 Finally, it is not to be forgotten
that the waging of total war was made possible only by an
energetic social policy which succeeded on the whole in dis-

1012 \v. Keith Hancock and Margaret M. Gowing, British War
Economy. 1949. Pp. xvii, 583.-M. M. Postan, British War Pro-
auction. 1952. Pp. xvi, 512. ~H. M. D. Parker, Manpower. 1957,
Pp. xviii, 535. Rev: EHR 74, 323^*. - E. L. Hargreaves and
Margaret M. Cowing, CM Industry and Trade. 1952. Pp. xii, 678.
Rev: EHR 69, 13 iff. - G. A. B. Behrens, Merchant Shipping and the
Demands of War. 1955. Pp. xix, 494. Rev: EHR 72, I38ff.

1013 Terence H. O'Brien, Civil Defence. 1955. Pp. xvii, 729. - W. N.
Medlicott, The Economic Blockade', 2 vols. 1952, 1959. Pp. xiv, 732;
xiv, 727. Rev: EHR 75, 7038".

1014 joe] Hurstfield, The Control of Raw Materials. 1953. Pp. xv, 530.
Rev: EHR 69, 5o8f. - Peggy F. Inman, Labour and the Munition
Industries. 1957. xv, 461. Rev: EHR 74, 323!?. - H. Duncan Hall,
North American Supply. 1955. Pp.xvi,559. - J. D. Scott and Richard
Hughes, The Administration of War Production. 1955. Pp. xii, 544. -
H. Duncan Hall and G. G. Wrigley, Studies of Overseas Supply.
1956. Pp. xi, 535. Rev: EHR 72, 549^ - William Hornby,
Factories and Plant* 1958. Pp. xiii, 42I.-M. M. Postan, Denys
Hay, J. D. Scott, Design and Development of Weapons. 1964. Pp. xiv,

579-

leu \y. H. B. Court, Coal. 1951. Pp. xii, 422.-R. J. Hammond,
Food, 3 vols. 1951, 1956, 1962. Pp. xii, 436; xiii, 835; xiii, 836. -
C. M. Kohan, Works and Buildings, 1952. Pp. xvi, 540.-Keith
Murray, Agriculture. 1955. Pp. xii, 422.-C. I. Savage, Inland
Transport. 1957. Pp. xvii, 678. Rev: EHR 72, 7208*.

mi Richard S. Savers, Financial Policy 1939 - 7^5. 1956. Pp.xv,6o8. -
W, Ashworth, Contracts and Finance. 1953. Pp. x, 309.