Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-374) and index.
Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man -- Raising an 'industry army': the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars -- 'Making a contribution to the war effort': reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military -- Grafters, not shirkers: reserved men at work -- Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness -- Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front -- Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britain's reserved occupations