Blitz Diary: Life Under Fire in the Second World War - Couverture rigide

Harris, Carol; Brown, Mike

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750994878 ISBN 13 : 9780750994873

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2020

Synopsis

During the 1930s, war with Germany became increasingly likely. The British Government believed that it would start with massed ranks of enemy planes, dropping bombs and poison gas on civilians in major towns and cities, terrifying them into surrendering. When war broke out, preparations to protect the population were piecemeal and inadequate. As anticipated, people were shocked by the first raids and the response of rescue services was chaotic. But far from breaking morale, the Blitz galvanised public opinion in support of the war. Soon people became hardened by their experiences and attacks from the air became a normal, albeit terrible, part of daily life.Blitz Diary tells the story in a remarkable series of eyewitness accounts from the war's earliest and darkest days through to the end, when the V-2 rockets brought devastation without warning. Preservation of such first-hand accounts has become increasingly important as the Blitz fades from living memory. This expanded edition includes new chapters and new accounts from key eyewitnesses.

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À propos de l'auteur

MIKE BROWN and Carol Harris are experts on the Second World War Home Front and co-authors of The Wartime House.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750994878
• ISBN 13: 9780750994873
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 264
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• Personne responsable: non disponible