Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures, Tables, Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 3
6. Patriotism 12
7. Growth, Opportunity, and Strain 41
8. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board and the Accommodation Crisis 71
9. Black Market Profiteering: “More than a fair share” 94
10. (Im)moral Matters 121
11. Civilian Women: “Two steps forward and one step back” 145
12. Women Warriors: “Exactly on a par with the men” 172
13. The Children’s War: “Youth Run Wild” 194
14. The Men Who Marched Away: “Everyone here is optimistic” 228
15. A New Beginning: “A very clear tendency to improve upon pre-enlistment status” 258
16. Notes 287
17. Index 360