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Title: FIGHTING FIRES
CREATING THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICE, 1800-1978
By: Shane Ewen
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1349354929
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Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 27 November, 2009
Edition: 1st ed. 2010
Pages: 235
Description: The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.
Synopsis: The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.
Illustrations: 2 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 235 p. 2 illus.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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