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“Police as Ploughmen”: temporary release to help farmers in the food crisis of First World War Britain

My article

“Police as Ploughmen”: temporary release to help farmers in the food crisis of First World War Britain

has been accepted for publication in the journal Cultural and Social History published by Taylor and Francis.

As it's in open access format, you can read it at https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2021.1958443

Enjoy! 

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