Britain In the Age of Total War

Britain in the Age of Total War
GCSE History Coursework

Total War: This phrase is used to describe that everyone was involved in war, civilians, soldiers and women. Every citizen had the experience of a close death or an attack. In the case of Britain, we know that Germany had attacked London’s population, only to ‘revenge’ what the British did to the town. In Total War, everyone contributed, civilians were in charge of their own security and protection, soldiers (from civilians) were sent to the battlefield and the working population, including women, were all to contribute to the war effort and the manufacture of ammunition for war.

1.From Source A we learn that the ‘British People’ showed ‘courage and unshakeable determination’. The source is a very positive one; we get the feeling of a sense of unity and comradeship between the people. Even during the time of the war it seemed as if everyone was happy as if they faced the war squarely and stared at it wit...