The great silence
Subtitle: Britain from the shadow of the First World War to the dawn of the Jazz Age
By: Juliet Nicolson
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Grove Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780802119445
Subjects: Politics and government; World War, 1914-1918; Social life and customs; Social aspects; Influence; Social change; Psychological aspects; Social conditions; History
Description: A social history of the first two years in Britain following World War I covers topics ranging from the development of skin grafting procedures by surgeon Harold Gillies and the passage of the women's vote to the state funeral of the Unknown Soldier.
Notes: First published in Great Britain in 2009 by John Murray.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289) and index.