
Outbreak
1939
Terry Charman(Author)
Virgin Books (Publisher)
Published on 20. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-7535-1964-6 (ISBN)
Description
It is 11:15 am on 3 September 1939. The nation gathers around their radios to hear Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain make the announcement they have feared for months: Britain is at war with Germany. Seventy years on from that historic day, this is the definitive history of the build-up to, outbreak and first few months of World War Two, from the events of early 1939, right through to the first war-time Christmas. Drawing on the Imperial War Museum's extensive archives, this book will feature the personal stories of real men and women who lived through the startling events of that year, as well as those who were actively involved in the political negotiations and their aftermath. Featuring numerous photographs and the voices of key players, as well as contributions from well-known figures who were directly affected by the build up to and outbreak of war, this will be a unique document of an extraordinary year in our history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7535-1964-6 (9780753519646)
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Person
Terry Charman is the Senior Historian at the Imperial War Museum, where he has worked since the mid-1970s. He holds a BA (Hons) in Modern History and Politics from the University of Reading. Terry frequently lecturers on the First and Second World Wars, and has worked on numerous exhibitions during his tenure at the museum, including D Day to Victory; Secret War; Together: The Commonwealth at War; Surviving the Holocaust with the Russian Jewish Partisans and The Animals' War. He has contributed to magazines and journals on a range of subjects, is the author of The German Home Front 1939-1945 and has worked as a consultant on numerous other publications.