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- The British Home Front and the First World War
- The British Home Front and the First World War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables and Charts
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 The United Kingdom in 1914
- Part I Government
- Part II Resources
- 7 Iron and Steel
- 8 Timber
- 9 Fishing
- 10 Agriculture
- 11 Coal
- 12 War Finance
- Part III People
- Part IV Production
- Part V Social Impacts
- Conclusion
- Index
9 - Fishing
from Part II - Resources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
- The British Home Front and the First World War
- The British Home Front and the First World War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables and Charts
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 The United Kingdom in 1914
- Part I Government
- Part II Resources
- 7 Iron and Steel
- 8 Timber
- 9 Fishing
- 10 Agriculture
- 11 Coal
- 12 War Finance
- Part III People
- Part IV Production
- Part V Social Impacts
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
This chapter, which draws on an extensive range of primary and secondary sources, first attempts to assess the scale and scope of the fisheries of the British Isles immediately prior to the outbreak of the war before discussing the various facets of the fish trade’s involvement and response to the conflict. Finally, it seeks to examine something of the longer-term impact that the First World War had on the nature, structure and subsequent direction of this somewhat unique activity
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- The British Home Front and the First World War , pp. 183 - 201Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023