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The Post Office was the largest Civil Service department in Britain, and would be essential to the prosecution of a future war effort. This article explores how they prepared for the Second World War
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This article provides a different perspective on war planning. It shows how how the government perceived the Post Office and its central communication function as the key to winning the war
Dr MARK J CROWLEY
Wuhan University
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This page is a summary of: Preparing for a Future War: Pre-War Planning in the British Post Office, 1918-1939, History, December 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/1468-229x.12128.
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