Berkhamsted Kings Langley Piccotts End		Foreword	7	Hemel Hempstead   Northchurch   Tring
		Introduction	9
	one	The Early Years	11
	two	Life in Dacorum in the Mid-16th Century	20
	three	Preparations for War	54
	four	'Cor Crikey' - The Evacuees	65
	five	The Home Front	76
	Six	Civil Defence and Military Matters	89
	seven	A War Time Miscellany	113
	eight	Celebrating the End of the War	116
	nine	The New Town	121
	ten	The Coming of the National Health Service	147
	eleven	The Development of Dacorum's Schools	158
	twelve	Local Government Re-organisation	172
	thirteen	Of Local Concern	180
	fourteen	"Dacorum begins at Tring ... "	202
		Index	232
		Bibliography	236
		Acknowledgements	237
		Subscribers	238

This book provides a useful introduction to the history of area including the towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring. It contains a interesting account, with pictures, relating to the Second World War. For instance the chapter "Civil Defence and Military Matters" contains sections on civil defence, the war time health services, first aid, fire fighting, the Home Guard, the Royal Observer Corps, conscription, registration and youth organisations, the military, Bovingdon Airfield and the Americans and war work. There is also a good account of the origins of the New Town of Hemel Hempstead and a pictorial tour of the places included in the Borough of Dacorum.

For more information on the New Town see Hemel Hempstead, The Story of New Town Development 1947-1997.