Further Reading
Print Publications
The Home Front, Guy de la Bedoyere, Shire Publications (2009) ISBN 978-0-74780-528-1
Evacuees of the Second World War, Mike Brown, Shire Publications (2009) ISBN 978-0-74780-745-2
The 1940s Home, Paul Evans & Peter Doyle, Shire Publications (2009) ISBN 978-0747807360
Wartime Britain, Mike Brown, Shire Publications (2011) ISBN 978-0747808299
Women in the Second World War, Neil Storey, Shire Publications (2011) ISBN 978-0747808121
The 1940’s Look, Mike Brown, Sabrestorm Publishing (2009) ISBN 978-0-9552723-1-8
Women in Green: The Story of the WVS in Wartime, Charles Graves, Heinemann (1948)
Knitting Fashions of the 1940’s: Styles Patterns and History, Jane Waller, The Crowood Press (2009)
ISBN 978-1-86126-862-4
The Victory Cookbook, Marguerite Patten OBE, Hamlyn (1995) ISBN 0-600-58633-2
Wartime Women: A Mass-Observation Anthology 1937-45, Dorothy Sheridan (Ed), Phoenix Press (2000)
ISBN 1-84212-617-2
Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look, Jonathan Walford, Thames & Hudson; Reprint edition (2011)
The following books are useful but do not deal exclusively with the 1940’s
Retro Makeup: Techniques for Applying the Vintage Look, Lauren Rennells, HRST Books
ISBN 978-0981663920
Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques, Lauren Rennells, HRST Books
ISBN 978-0981663913
Style Me Vintage: Hair: Easy Step-by-step Techniques for Creating Classic Hairstyles, Belinda Hay,
Pavillion Books (2010) ISBN 978-1862059023
Style Me Vintage: Clothes: A Guide to Sourcing and Creating Retro Looks, Naomi Thompson, Pavillion Books (2012) ISBN 978-1862059368
Style Me Vintage: Make Up: Easy Step-by-step Techniques for Creating Classic Looks, Katie Reynolds, Pavillion Books (2011) ISBN 978-1862059184
Web Sources
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/womens_voluntary_service.htm
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/homefront/womenwar/wvs/wvs.html
http://www.homesweethomefront.co.uk/web_pages/hshf_wvs_pg.htm
http://www.wrvs.org.uk/about-us/our-history
http://www.wrvs.org.uk/uploads/Documents/About%20us/wvs_wartime_uniform.pdf
http://caber.open.ac.uk/schools/stanway/WVSandWI.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/71/a3384371.shtml
http://johndclare.net/wwii13.htm
http://johndclare.net/wwii13_fashion.html
http://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s-edgware-war.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/home_front.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwtwo/
http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/british-home-front.html
Shopping
http://www.vintagelifemagazine.com
http://www.rocketoriginals.co.uk
http://freddiesofpinewood.co.uk/
http://www.20thcenturyfoxy.com