This book is about women’s work in the Women’s Land Army (WLA) and in creating and maintaining victory gardens. This handbook covers these movements in Britain and the US during both world wars, as well as an analysis of the long term effects of these movements. Extensive research on pop-culture elements and propaganda, including photos, poems, songs, posters, and more, provides substantial value to those researching this particular war effort. The author, Cecilia Gowdy-Wygant, has written multiple articles on women’s history and is currently a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The book is divided into three broad sections: one for each world war, respectively, and the third focuses on the postwar impact of these movements on women. The sections are structured chronologically. There is a short introduction, and an index and a bibliography at the back of the book. This book was published in 2020 and has one edition. This is intended for a general audience. I found this source by searching “victory garden” on Ebscohost.

This book is about the variety of quilts made during World War II. It contains information about WWII quilt making in both Britain and the US. The author's research into newspaper and magazine articles of the era provides context and authenticates the publication date for available patterns and designs. Color photos and descriptive text make this visual encyclopedia an important reference book for anyone interested in this particular war effort. Sue Reich, the author and collector responsible for this work, is an avid quilter and history author. She uses her own extensive collection of quilts to lecture nationally on the topic. The book is sectioned into 9 chapters, each covering a different aspect of quilt making during WWII. The chapters themselves contain color photographs, references, and well researched histories. The back of the book has a notes section, as well as a bibliography and an index. This work was first published in 2010, but a second edition came out in 2017 that includes revised entries and 60 additional images. This resource is intended for a general audience interested in quilting or WWII history. I found this source by searching “world war II quilts” on Google.

The National Agricultural Library has an online exhibit on victory gardens and farms with full facsimiles of government documents, propaganda, guides and handbooks produced during WWII for the purpose of assisting the cultivation of home victory gardens. The facsimiles of these documents are available on the website. This source is very useful for understanding how the government communicated with the American citizens about food gardens during WWII. The National Agricultural Library is a division of the US Department of Agriculture, a reliable source. The website is unbiased and ad-free. Because these are primary documents, references and citations are not present except for on the summary page. There is no indication of the update frequency. The exhibit is divided into four sections: goals of the program, victory garden aids, preserving the products of the victory garden, and victory farm volunteers. It is easy to navigate through the information. It is intended for a general audience. I found this source by searching “victory garden wwii” on Google.