Home Front, The: 1939-1945

Synopsis

A selection of cartoonists’ graphic images designed to closely examine the Home Front during World War 2. Cartoons drawn for the major newspapers and opinion-forming journals are compared and contrasted to present a picture of the way Britain changed while her army was away at war. The culmination is the 1945 election.

Series

Witness to History, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 30 slides. b&w.

Year of production

1982

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Lecturer’s notes: 4000-5000 word text identifying the characters, explicating each cartoon and setting out the general historical and political background.

Uses

Upper secondary school students and undergraduates.

Subjects

History

Keywords

elections; political cartoons; social conditions; World War II

Credits

Writer

Adrian Smith

Sponsor

Name

Nuffield Foundation

Phone

020 7631 0566

Address

28 Bedford Square
LONDON
WC1B 3E?

Distributor

Name

University of Kent at Canterbury, Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature