White Jerry - The Battle Of London 1939 - 45 Endurance Heroism And Frailty Under Fire - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Endlessly fascinating White is such a brilliant historian Mail on Sunday Lasting for six long years the Blitz transformed life in the capital beyond recognition marking a time of almost constant anxiety disruption deprivation and sacrifice for Londoners. With the capital the nation's frontline during the Second World War by its end 30,000 inhabitants had lost their lives. While much has been written about 'the Myth of the Blitz' its riveting social history has often been overlooked. Unearthing what it was actually like for those living through those tempestuous years Jerry White paints a fascinating portrait of the daily lives of ordinary Londoners telling the story through their own voices. As a history of the capital in wartime it is probably unsurpassable Sunday Telegraph An impressive history of the capital at war White an accomplished chronicler of London's history tells it with brio and a confident mastery of the sources Literary Review
Title: The Battle Of London 1939 - 45 Endurance Heroism And Frailty Under Fire
Author(s): White Jerry
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Barcode: 9780099593294
Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Date: 9/1/2023
Category: Second World War