Now the War is Over

by Paul Addison

A social history of Britain between 1945 and 1951 which looks at the remaking of British society in the home, at work and in the social services.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

223 pages, Hardcover

First published September 26, 1985

About the author

Paul Addison was a British author and historian, specializing in the British experience in the Second World War and its effects on post-war society. After graduating from Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1967, Addison became a Lecturer at Edinburgh University and subsequently a Reader, for 23 years.

Reviews

[Akash Jha · Rating 3 out of 5]

"War did not revolutionise the British, but it radicalized them. The supreme crises of Dunkirk & the Battle of Britain induced a new sense of tribal solidarity, triumphantly put to the test in the Blitz on London & other major cities"

This one is a great read to understand what Britain was before the Second World War and what it was to become as a society post the War.

This one from Paul Addison is a great socio- economic- political analysis of those years under Attlee post the war - how the same would effect British Society till date, the high point of the policies and their own falling which ultimately led to the dismissal of the Labour Govt. in 1951. But then those 5 years have visible effects on the British even till date.

If you really want to learn how or why things like the NHS came into existence in England post the war, do read this.