Brewing For Victory Av Brian Glover

''In the black out visit a bright inn.'' So read stickers on the windowsof Watney''s pubs all over London. In Brewing for Victory, Brian Glovershows in lively detail how beer and pub culture aided Britain''s communityspirit during the Second World War. From ''Guinness for Strength!'' adverts towomen shifting casks and packing coppers with hops, the effect the war had onbrewing in England, and the effect brewing had on the war effort, is exploredfrom every angle.Beginning at home in Britain and London, Glover tracks the course oftuns all the way out to the front line in the army, air force and navy.''Brewing under the jackboot'' is also considered, with a chapter on breweries inBritish territory that had been captured by the Nazis, such as Guernsey. Withover 70 illustrations showing war era adverts and bombed out boroughs withtheir pubs still standing, Brewing for Victory is a remarkabledemonstration of the Blitz Spirit in action as the public, pubs and brewersworked together to maintain national social structures in the face ofadversity.