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the war you fight with ration books instead of rifles.
means the civilian population and activities of a country whose armed forces are fighting elsewhere.
from coined in world war one britain to describe the domestic side of total war, when factories, farms, and families became as strategically vital as the trenches.
wwii rationingbritain rationed food until 1954, nine years post-war
women workersrosie the riveter symbolized millions replacing drafted men
propaganda targetmorale itself was treated as a military resource
victory gardensamericans grew 40% of vegetables in backyards by 1944