The Second World War The Second World War and British Cultureand British Culture

World War TwoWorld War Two

Total war Total war

Propagarnda war (BBC World Service, Propagarnda war (BBC World Service, Ministry of Information, Goebbels)Ministry of Information, Goebbels)

Leslie Howard as Pimpernel Smith (1941)Leslie Howard as Pimpernel Smith (1941)

‘‘Lord Haw-Haw’ Lord Haw-Haw’

(William Joyce)(William Joyce)

Frank Newbould’s posterFrank Newbould’s poster

Frank Newbould’s posterFrank Newbould’s poster

Propaganda warPropaganda war

War of espionage War of espionage

Spy hysteria (fifth column)Spy hysteria (fifth column)

Xenophobia Xenophobia

Internment camps Internment camps

‘‘the Phoney war’: Sept the Phoney war’: Sept 1939 – May 1940 1939 – May 1940

the Dunkerque spirit: the Dunkerque spirit: ‘the little ships of ‘the little ships of Dunkerque’ Dunkerque’

Battle of Britain, 1940 (Paul Nash) Battle of Britain, 1940 (Paul Nash) RAFRAF

‘‘England’s finest hour’ (Churchill)England’s finest hour’ (Churchill)

the Blitzthe Blitz

‘‘Business as usual’Business as usual’

‘‘business as usual’business as usual’

London Library in the BlitzLondon Library in the Blitz

Dorothy Coke: ATS Air Raid practiseDorothy Coke: ATS Air Raid practise

Laura Knight: Ruby Loftus Screwing a Laura Knight: Ruby Loftus Screwing a BreechringBreechring

Evelyn Dunbar: Women’s Land Army HotelEvelyn Dunbar: Women’s Land Army Hotel

Dunbar: St. Thomas Hospital in Evacuation Dunbar: St. Thomas Hospital in Evacuation Quarters 1941Quarters 1941

Dunbar: Sprout Picking in MonmouthshireDunbar: Sprout Picking in Monmouthshire

Bill Brandt: Children Asleep in the UndergroundBill Brandt: Children Asleep in the Underground

Henry Moore: Tube shelter perspectiveHenry Moore: Tube shelter perspective

Henry Moore: Henry Moore: Three Seated Three Seated WomenWomen

Henry Moore: Two Mothers Holding ChildrenHenry Moore: Two Mothers Holding Children

Henry Moore: Henry Moore: Two Two Sleeping Sleeping ChildrenChildren

Henry Moore: Pink and Green SleepersHenry Moore: Pink and Green Sleepers

Ethel Gabain: The Evacuation of Children Ethel Gabain: The Evacuation of Children 19401940

Henry Carr: Incendiaries in a Henry Carr: Incendiaries in a Suburb 1941Suburb 1941

Leonard Rosoman: A House Falling on Two Leonard Rosoman: A House Falling on Two FiremenFiremen

War artist Ethel GabainWar artist Ethel Gabain

Bert Hardy: Bert Hardy: Blitz Blitz photographphotograph

In Which We ServeIn Which We Serve (Noel Coward and (Noel Coward and David Lean) David Lean)

Humphrey Jennings: Humphrey Jennings: Fires Were StartedFires Were Started

Cecil Day Lewis: “Where Are the War Cecil Day Lewis: “Where Are the War Poets?”Poets?”

They who in panic or mere greed They who in panic or mere greed Enslaved religion, markets, laws,Enslaved religion, markets, laws,Borrow our language now and bid Borrow our language now and bid Us to speak up in freedom’s cause. Us to speak up in freedom’s cause. It is the logic of our times, It is the logic of our times, No subject for immortal verse,No subject for immortal verse,That we who lived by honest dreams That we who lived by honest dreams Defend the bad against the worse. Defend the bad against the worse.

Sidney Keyes: “War Poet”Sidney Keyes: “War Poet” I am the man who looked for peace and found I am the man who looked for peace and found My own eyes barbed. My own eyes barbed. I am the man who groped for words and found I am the man who groped for words and found An arrow in my hand. An arrow in my hand. I am the builder whose firm walls surround I am the builder whose firm walls surround A slipping land.A slipping land.When I grow sick or mad When I grow sick or mad Mock me not nor chain me:Mock me not nor chain me:When I reach for the wind When I reach for the wind Cast me not down: Cast me not down: Though my face is a burnt book Though my face is a burnt book And a wasted town.And a wasted town.

Doris Zinkeisen: Human Laundry, Bergen-Doris Zinkeisen: Human Laundry, Bergen-BelsenBelsen