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Battle Front in Britain

Growing potatoes in Green Park plus some handy uses for your old tin cans – it’s all part of the war effort on the home front.

Documentary 1918 24 mins Silent

Overview

From growing potatoes in Green Park, London, to transforming rabbit crates into seed boxes – just a couple of the many ingenious ways of supporting the war effort which are covered in this film from the Ministry of Information.

Genres

Documentary and Government sponsored film

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Women workers Women's Land Army Farming World War I Home fronts War effort Allotment gardens Alcohol Salvage campaigns Restaurants Rationing Pubs School Children Queues Meals Sacks Steam lorries Open-air education Propaganda Tins Rabbits Meat Bread

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