Chapter One

Life before WWII

Chapter Two

An overview of the early days of WWII

Chapter Three

Evacuation

Chapter Four

Rationing

Chapter Five

The Blitz

Chapter Six

Housing

Chapter Seven

Impact on families

Chapter Eight

WWII Education

Chapter Nine

Children’s Work and Play

Chapter Ten

Cinema – film and newsreels

Chapter Eleven

Domestic Health, WWII

Chapter Twelve

The End of WWII

Chapter Thirteen

Post-War Housing

Chapter Fourteen

The formation of the NHS and the impact it had in Scotland

Chapter Fifteen

Changed Consumer Patterns

Chapter Sixteen

Leisure and Youth Culture

Chapter Seventeen

What Became of our Respondents?

Childhood Experiences of War & Peace

1939-1960

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Childhood Experiences of War & Peace
1939-1960

WWII

Childhood Experiences of War & Peace
1939-1960

Oral History Archive

Childhood Experiences of War & Peace
1939-1960

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Childhood Experiences of War & Peace
1939-1960

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Muriel Mckinnon Respondent In Her Ballet Dancing Days
Muriel Mckinnon Respondent In Her Ballet Dancing Days
Colin Stevenson Respondent Back And Peter Mcnaughton Respondent Class 2C Hillhead High School. Courtesy Of Peter Mcnaughton
Colin Stevenson Respondent Back And Peter Mcnaughton Respondent Class 2C Hillhead High School. Courtesy Of Peter Mcnaughton
Sandy Boyle, 2020
Sandy Boyle, 2020
Elma Robertson's Aunts Duing WWII
Elma Robertson's Aunts Duing WWII
Graeme St Clair In Rothesay With Mum, Mary Mcgilvray St Clair, Neé Mcintyre And Gran, Christina Mcintyre, Neé Gibson.1948
Graeme St Clair In Rothesay With Mum, Mary Mcgilvray St Clair, Neé Mcintyre And Gran, Christina Mcintyre, Neé Gibson.1948
Graeme St Clair's Mum And Dad On Holiday Mid 1940S
Graeme St Clair's Mum And Dad On Holiday Mid 1940S
Kenneth Macaldowie Respondent Aged 11 Years On Holiday In Stonehaven
Kenneth Macaldowie Respondent Aged 11 Years On Holiday In Stonehaven
Graeme St Clair First Suit Circa 1958
Graeme St Clair First Suit Circa 1958

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