In the original dust jacket. Blue cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs and read the rubric on the inside of the dust jacket. This listing is for the academic historical study “France 1914-18: Public Opinion and the War Effort”, a work written by P. J. Flood and published by Macmillan London in 1990.

Book Overview

The book provides a comprehensive, localized look at how the civilian population and the home front in southeastern France (focusing closely on the Isère region) sustained morale and endured the devastating sacrifices of the First World War. Flood utilizes archival case studies to analyze how early social divisions melted into the Union Sacrée (Sacred Union). He evaluates how state mechanisms like military allowances (allocation militaire), media censorship, and propaganda successfully kept French public resolve resilient, even through the severe military and social setbacks of 1917.

Because this book is a rare, out-of-print 1990 academic monograph, there is no standard retail price, and it is not widely available in retail shops.

Its market value depends entirely on the secondary antiquarian and used book market:

• Original Publication Price: When first published by Macmillan in 1990, it had an academic list price of £35.10. 
• Current Used Market Value (Good Condition): Depending on the specific platform and current collector demand, a physical copy in “Good” condition typically fetches between £40.00 and £75.00 on secondary marketplaces like AbeBooks or rare book networks.