British Car Advertising of the 1960s
British Car Advertising of the 1960s

Author: Heon Stevenson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-03-27

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1476611300

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During the 1960s, the automobile finally secured its position as an indispensable component of daily life in Britain. Car ownership more than doubled from approximately one car for every 10 people in 1960 to one car for every 4.8 people by 1970. Consumers no longer asked "Do we need a car?" but "What car shall we have?" This well-illustrated history analyzes how both domestic car manufacturers and importers advertised their products in this growing market, identifying trends and themes. Over 180 advertisement illustrations are included.

Advertising and Propaganda in World War II
Advertising and Propaganda in World War II

Author: David Clampin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0857737325

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The Blitz- the period of Nazi bombing campaigns on civilian Britain during World War II- was a formative period for British national identity. In this groundbreaking book, David Clampin looks at the images, campaigns and slogans which helped to form the fabled 'Blitz spirit'- powerfully echoed in Winston Churchill's speeches. Because advertisers attempted to capitalise on war-time patriotism, Clampin's unique focus on advertising provides a visually rich seam of new information on the everyday war, and makes an enormous contribution to the debate on people's experiences of war and nationalism. Using a remarkable and hitherto unseen range of primary source material-advertisements in the press, slogans and posters-this work will reshape the contested meanings of the 'Home Front', opening up cultural history discourses on gender and nationalism. Advertising and Propaganda in World War II is essential reading for historians of World War II as well as students and scholars of Media Studies and Communication Studies.

The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000
The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000

Author: J. Hunter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-12-13

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1403919526

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This volume is concerned with the development of business and economic relations between Britain and Japan from the early seventeenth century up to the late twentieth century. Particular attention is given to commodity trade, capital flows, the transfer of knowledge and the overall balance of economic power between the two nations. Mutual perceptions of economic strengths and weaknesses are also considered, and the economic relationship located in the broader context of political and strategic interaction.

Dunkirk to D-Day
Dunkirk to D-Day

Author: Philip Hamlyn Williams

Publisher: Pen and Sword History

Published: 2021-06-09

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1526794330

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At Dunkirk, the withdrawing army left behind most of its equipment, yet only four years later, on D-Day, troops would wonder at the efficiency of supply. This book looks at the lives of some of the men who led the monumental effort which led to this result. The story begins in Victorian south London. It goes out to Portuguese East Africa and then to Malaya, before being caught in the maelstrom of the Great War. Between the wars, its leading characters work at Pilkington, Dunlop and English Steel; they serve in Gallipoli, Gibraltar and Malta; they transform the way a mechanised army is supplied. They supply in the desert and the jungle. They build massive depots, and relationships with motor companies here and in the USA. After the war they work for companies driving the post-war economy: Vickers, Dunlop and Rootes. Many died, exhausted, years before their time.

The Motor Car Industry in Coventry Since the 1890's
The Motor Car Industry in Coventry Since the 1890's

Author: David Thoms

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1351670468

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This book, originally published in 1985, examines the development of the car industry in Coventry within both its local context and the wider economic environment. It is a study of expansion and adjustment which reflects the broader pattern of Britain's industrial history. The book analyses the emergence and early dominance of Coventry's motor manufacturers, the appearance of the volume producers in the 1920s and the instability of the post-war era. The relationship between cars and other sectors of the local economy, particularly cycles, machine tools and aircraft, is discussed, while the significance of the two world wars receive special attention. Extensive use is made of original sources material, much of which, prior to publication, had received little or no attention from business historians.

Tiger, an Exceptional Motorcar
Tiger, an Exceptional Motorcar

Author: William Carroll

Publisher: Coda Publications

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9780910390262

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Seldom has the history of any motorcar been so short and exciting as are the collective episodes and happy memories of the Sunbeam Tiger. Here is the first and complete story of this delightful British vehicle.