Talk by Geoffrey Crowther
How did Britain organise for war? What were the stages of mobilisation and what principles and policies emerged at each stage ?
In this talk the Editor of The Economist reviews ' British War Economy ' by W. K. Hancock and M. M. Gowing. This book is the first of possibly thirty volumes on the civil history of the war. as analysed by a team of historians working from the official documents. (' British War Economy' is published by H.M. Stationery Office. price 21s.)