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After food rationing was introduced in 1940, and German U-boats began threatening merchant shipping bringing in essential foodstuffs, the Ministry of Agriculture decided something had to be done to make the kitchens of Britain more self-sufficient.
The result was one of Britain's most successful propaganda campaigns -- Dig for Victory -- encouraging every man and woman to turn their garden, or even the grass verge in their street, over to cultivating vegetables. By 1942 half the population were taking part, and even the Royal Family had sacrificed their rose beds for growing onions.
Now, Daniel Smith tells the full story of this remarkable wartime episode when spades, forks and bean canes became weapons the ordinary citizen could take up against the enemy. It had tangible benefits for the war effort in that shipping could be reallocated for munitions instead of food imports, as well as for the health of the nation in encouraging a diet of fresh fruit and veg. The campaign threw up unexpected celebrities like C.H. Middleton, whose wartime BBC radio talks on gardening reached a vast audience, and it even sowed the seeds for the modern allotment movement.
Ultimately it is a war story without fighting or killing, one that shows how even The Little Man with the Spade, in the words of the Minister for Agriculture at the time, did his bit for Victory.

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• Preface
• Part 1 Writing: Skills And Process
• 1 An Introduction to Writing Understanding Point and Support An Important Difference Between Writing and Talking Point and Support in Two Cartoons Point and Support in a Paragraph Benefits of Paragraph Writing Writing as a Skill Why Does Your Attitude toward Writing Matter? Writing as a Process of Discovery Keeping a Journal
• 2 The Writing Process How do you reach the goals of Effective Writing? Prewriting
• Technique 1 Freewriting Freewriting: A Student Model
• Technique 2 Questioning
• Technique 3 Making a List
• Technique 4 Clustering
• Technique 5 Preparing a Scratch Outline Writing a First Draft Writing a First Draft: A Student Model Revising Revising: A Student Model Editing and Proofreading Editing Tips Proofreading Tips Editing and Proofreading: A Student Model Tips on Using a Computer Using a Computer at Each Stage of the Writing Process Using Peer Review
• 1 Identification
• 2 Scratch Outline
• 3 Comments Review Activities Prewriting Outling, Drafting, and Revising
• 3 Four Steps for Writing, Four Bases for Revising What Are the Steps in Writing Effective Paragraphs?
• Step 1 Make a Point
• Step 2 Back up Your Point
• Step 3 Organize the Support
• 4 Write Clear, Error-Free Sentences Four Bases for Revising Writing
• Base 1 Unity
• Base 2 Support
• Base 3 Coherence
• Base 4 Sentence Skills
• 4 Nine Patterns of Paragraph Development Important Considerations in Paragraph Development Knowing Your Subject Knowing Your Purpose and Audience
• 1 Exemplification
• 2 Process A Paragraph to consider Writing Process Paragraph
• 3 Cause and Effect A Paragraph to consider Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
• 4 Comparison and Contrast Two Paragraphs to Consider Writing a Comparison and Contrast Pragraph
• 5 Definition A Paragraph to Consider WritiParagraphinition Paragraph
• 6 Classification and Division Two Paragraphs to Consider Writing a Division-Classification Paragraph
• 7 Description A Paragraph to Consider Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
• 8 Narration A Paragraph to Consider Writing an Argument Paragraph
• 5 Moving From Paragraph to Essay What Is an Essay?
• Differences between an Essay and a Paragraph The Form of an Essay A Model Essay Important Points about the Essay Introductory Paragraph Common Methods of Introduction Supporting Paragraphs Transitional Sentences Concluding Paragraph Essays to Consider Planning the Essay Outlining the Essay Form for Planning an Essay Practice in Writing the Essay Understanding the Two Parts of a Thesis Statement Supporting the Thesis with Specific Evidence Identifying Introductions Revising an Essay for All Four Bases: Unity, Support, Coherence, and Sentence Skills Essay Assignments Additional Writing Assignments
• Part 3 Sentence Skills
• Section 1
• 6 Subjects and Verbs
• 7 Fragments
• 8 Run-Ons
• 9 Sentence Variety I&lt