This continuity of 'military effort' from fighting combat troops to manufacturing facilities has profound effects for the concept of ' total war'.

With the rapid increase of military technology, the term 'military effort' has changed to include the 'home front' as a reflection of both a civilian ' sector' capacity to produce arms, as well as the structural or policy changes which deal with its vulnerability to direct attack. However, the expanded destructive capabilities of modern warfare posed an increased direct threat to civilian populations. Ĭivilians are traditionally uninvolved in combat, except when the hostilities happen to reach their residential areas. It is commonly used to describe the full participation of the British public in World War I who suffered Zeppelin raids and endured food rations as part of what came to be called the 'Home Front'.

Home front is an English language term with analogues in other languages. 'I am a good war hen, I eat little and produce a lot.' French poster from World War I.

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