Harris / Brown Blitz Diary

Life Under Fire in the Second World War
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7524-6275-2
Verlag: The History Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

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.

CAROL HARRIS and Mike Brown are experts on the Second World War Home Front and co-authors of The Wartime House. As well as writing, they broadcast and lecture regularly on the subject. They have written numerous bestselling books including A Child's War and live in a house restored in the style of the 1930s, which is also home to a vast collection of items from the period leading up to and including the Second World War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Carol

Brown, Mike