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|title=How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On: Real-life stories from the Home Front

|author=Anton Rippon

|publisher=Michael O'Mara

|date=May 2014

|website=http://antonripponyarns.com/

|summary=A collection of first person stories showing how humour helped Britain face World War Two.

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My generation is now at saturation point with 'Keep Calm and Carry On' posters and all the accompanying variations. So much so, I was surprised to learn from this book was that the now ubiquitous poster was never actually distributed. The poster had been planned as part of a campaign to raise morale, but after they were printed, the government felt it would have been seen as patronising, given that Britons were doing exactly that without the government message to bolster them up.

If this book appeals then you might also like to try [[Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson]].

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