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Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978 S. Ewen
Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978
S. Ewen
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.
248 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 27, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230517103 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 235 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 223 × 18 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |