Lindsey German is convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, which organised the biggest demonstration in British history against the Iraq war, and a regular contributor to Counterfire. She lectures at the University of Hertfordshire and is the co-author of A People's History of London (Verso, 2012) and author of Material Girls (Bookmarks, 2007) and How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women (Pluto, 2013).

'Links two major forms of women's involvement in war: as activists opposing conflict and as workers during it. Seen through the prism of women's experience, German tells a fascinating and important story'

• 1. Women and the Great War 2. The Home Front 1939-45 3. In the shadow of the bomb 4. Vietnam and the liberation decade 5. From Greenham to the Gulf 6. A mass movement is born 7. War, liberation and Muslim women 8. Changes: war and women’s consciousness 9. Conclusion NotesIndex

Lindsey German is convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, which organised the biggest demonstration in British history against the Iraq war, and a regular contributor to Counterfire. She lectures at the University of Hertfordshire and is the co-author of A People's History of London (Verso, 2012) and author of Material Girls (Bookmarks, 2007) and How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women (Pluto, 2013).

'Links two major forms of women's involvement in war: as activists opposing conflict and as workers during it. Seen through the prism of women's experience, German tells a fascinating and important story'

• 1. Women and the Great War 2. The Home Front 1939-45 3. In the shadow of the bomb 4. Vietnam and the liberation decade 5. From Greenham to the Gulf 6. A mass movement is born 7. War, liberation and Muslim women 8. Changes: war and women’s consciousness 9. Conclusion NotesIndex

Lindsey German is convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, which organised the biggest demonstration in British history against the Iraq war, and a regular contributor to Counterfire. She lectures at the University of Hertfordshire and is the co-author of A People's History of London (Verso, 2012) and author of Material Girls (Bookmarks, 2007) and How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women (Pluto, 2013).

'Links two major forms of women's involvement in war: as activists opposing conflict and as workers during it. Seen through the prism of women's experience, German tells a fascinating and important story'

• 1. Women and the Great War 2. The Home Front 1939-45 3. In the shadow of the bomb 4. Vietnam and the liberation decade 5. From Greenham to the Gulf 6. A mass movement is born 7. War, liberation and Muslim women 8. Changes: war and women’s consciousness 9. Conclusion NotesIndex