In 1945 Britain emerged triumphant and victorious from the Second World War. On 26 July, after a landslide Labour victory, Clement Attlee became Prime Minister and the nation looked forward to a 'New Jerusalem', a land in which poverty, ill health, slum housing and unemployment would be banished by lavish state expenditure.
Language
English
Pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pan Publishing
Release
December 10, 1996
ISBN
0330346393
ISBN 13
9780330346399
The Lost Victory: British Dreams, British Realities 1945-1950
In 1945 Britain emerged triumphant and victorious from the Second World War. On 26 July, after a landslide Labour victory, Clement Attlee became Prime Minister and the nation looked forward to a 'New Jerusalem', a land in which poverty, ill health, slum housing and unemployment would be banished by lavish state expenditure.