TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘The Front Line’: Firefighting in British Culture, 1939–1945
AU - Robb, Linsey
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary British History on 13th October 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13619462.2014.969715.
PY - 2014/10/13
Y1 - 2014/10/13
N2 - This article examines cultural depictions of firemen during the Second World War in film, radio and the press. It focuses on the masculine identities ascribed to those unable to fulfil the idealised masculine role of being in the armed forces. The article argues that firemen’s
role in the defence of Britain gave them access to many, if not all, of the ideal attributes more commonly associated with the venerated image of the armed forces hero. However, such an image was temporally specific and only prominent during the months of the Blitz. As such, this article imparts important knowledge about men and masculinity in this period.
AB - This article examines cultural depictions of firemen during the Second World War in film, radio and the press. It focuses on the masculine identities ascribed to those unable to fulfil the idealised masculine role of being in the armed forces. The article argues that firemen’s
role in the defence of Britain gave them access to many, if not all, of the ideal attributes more commonly associated with the venerated image of the armed forces hero. However, such an image was temporally specific and only prominent during the months of the Blitz. As such, this article imparts important knowledge about men and masculinity in this period.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84929129605
U2 - 10.1080/13619462.2014.969715
DO - 10.1080/13619462.2014.969715
M3 - Article
SN - 1361-9462
VL - 29
SP - 179
EP - 198
JO - Contemporary British History
JF - Contemporary British History
IS - 2
ER -