Jewish Participation in the Fire Service in the Second World War: Last Voices - Couverture souple

Sugarman, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803710314 ISBN 13 : 9781803710310

Editeur : Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Here for the first time is the account of the essential part played by Jewish personnel in the Fire Service in the Second World War. Ever civic minded, Jews from all social backgrounds were pre-war volunteers to be trained for dealing with the expected mass bombing of cities by the Germans. After war was declared, by 1940–1 many younger Jewish men and women volunteered or were called up to the armed services, whilst many who were too old or unfit for the military stayed on with the Fire Service. This considerable number of Jewish firemen and women played a major role in the civil defence of Britain. Some won bravery awards, including the only George Cross – the highest civilian award for courage – won by a London Fireman during the war. Many gave their lives; this is their story. The author has captured part of this extraordinary contribution of daring, effort and suffering through the use of archival material, books and personal ‘Last Voice’ interviews, while numerous, never-before-published, photographs illustrate and illuminate the text.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Martin Sugarman is a graduate of Bristol University. He is the Archivist at the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX) Military Museum. He is also the author of Fighting Back: British Jewry’s Military Contribution in the Second World War, with Henry Morris, We Will Remember Them: A Record of the Jews Who Died in the Armed Forces of the Crown from 1939, Under the Heel of the Bushido: Last Voices of the Jewish POWs of the Japanese in the Second World War, and Jews in the Merchant Navy in the Second World War: Last Voices all published by Vallentine Mitchell.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803710314
• ISBN 13: 9781803710310
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
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