How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On
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How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On by Anton Rippon
A compendium of sentimental, humorous and sometimes laugh-out-loud anecdotes and stories from people who managed to remain positive and look on the bright side of life.
Another outstanding piece of social history.. at once sentimental, funny, and also sad, an account of how, with minimum amount of fuss while everything around them was in chaos, a generation somehow managed to overcome huge adversity * Sports Journalists' Association *
A collection of real life stories from the Home Front * Tribune *
Stories here from all walks of life... their undiluted first-person stories stand testament to the events of the Second World War * Britain at War *
Entertaining anecdotes from life on the Home Front * Evergreen magazine *
A fascinating account of what it means to suffer through a war... beautifully put together and is a terrific tribute to all those who kept calm and carried on * The Bookbag *
Recounts the memories of real people living through extraordinary times * Derby Telegraph *
A fascinating tribute to a generation's dogged determination and bulldog spirit * Lancaster Guardian *
A collection of real life stories from the Home Front * Tribune *
Stories here from all walks of life... their undiluted first-person stories stand testament to the events of the Second World War * Britain at War *
Entertaining anecdotes from life on the Home Front * Evergreen magazine *
A fascinating account of what it means to suffer through a war... beautifully put together and is a terrific tribute to all those who kept calm and carried on * The Bookbag *
Recounts the memories of real people living through extraordinary times * Derby Telegraph *
A fascinating tribute to a generation's dogged determination and bulldog spirit * Lancaster Guardian *
Anton Rippon was born in the Midlands during the Second World War. Anton has worked as a newspaper journalist and feature writer - his work has appeared in The Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph and FourFourTwo - and he is the author of some 30 books. Other recent books of Anton's include Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Football (David & Charles, 2012), Gunther Pluschow: Airman, Escaper and Explorer (Pen & Sword Military, 2009) and Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain during the Second World War (The History Press, 2007). For over 20 years he was a publisher with Breedon Books, the sports and history book publishing company he founded in 1982 and ran until he sold it in 2003 in order to resume his own writing career. Anton is a member of the Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, the Football Writers' Association, and the International Society of Olympic Historians.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782431909 |
| ISBN 10 | 178243190X |
| Title | How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On |
| Author | Anton Rippon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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