
Blitz Diary
Life Under Fire in the Second World War
The History Press Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 2020
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-7509-9487-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9487-3 (9780750994873)
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The History Press Ltd
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Persons
Mike Brown and Carol Harris are experts on the Second World War Home Front and co-authors of 'The Wartime House.' C.J. Jackson is a freelance food consultant, writer, and cook. She has written for BBC Good Food magazine and is the author of 'The Times Food for Feasts and Festivals.'