Brewing for Victory - Brewers, Beers and Pubs in World War II

''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 f