Wartime Childhood by Mike Brown
Growing up as a child in the Second World War could be a frightening or an exciting experience. Depending on the age of the child, the experience of war might be strange and scary, or all he or she had ever known. For many city children the war brought evacuation to the countryside and a way of life very different from the one they enjoyed in the city. For children who remained in areas that suffered from the attention of German bombers, escape to the Morrison or Anderson shelter, and the donning of a 'Mickey Mouse' gas mask, became part of life. War brought new excitement for boys who could now add parts of downed German aircraft, or parts of bombs, to their collections of conkers and string. For many girls the war brought greater responsibility, as their fathers went off to fight. This book recounts the British child's experience of the War with photographs, objects and ephemera. A feast of nostalgia, this book will appeal strongly to anyone who grew up during the war, and it will give younger people a fascinating insight into the childhood of their parents or grandparents.-
The 1930s Home
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British Sheep Breeds
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Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen
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Walled Kitchen Gardens
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The Arts and Crafts Garden
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Thames Mudlarking
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Medieval Tiles
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The 1960s Home
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Dry Stone Walls
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English Drinking Glasses 16751825
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Bletchley Park
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British Fossils
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Sentimental Jewellery
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The Victorian Asylum
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The 1950s Home
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Capability Brown and the English Landscape Garden
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Fashion in the 1940s
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Stained Glass
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Coin Finds in Britain
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Old Letter Boxes
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Patchwork and Quilting in Britain
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Making Craft Cider
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The 1940s Home
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Buttons
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Canal Arts and Crafts
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Longcase Clocks
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Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950
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Land Rover
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Bells and Bellringing
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The Merchant Navy
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Railway Posters
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Looms and Weaving
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Gertrude Jekyll
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Gargoyles and Grotesques
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Witches and Witchcraft
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The Victorian Workhouse
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British Railways in the 1950s and 60s
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The Victorian Garden
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The NHS
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Corgi Toys
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The Green Man
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The Victorian Cemetery
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Church Misericords and Bench Ends
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Stationary Steam Engines
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The Ration Book Diet
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The 1940s Look
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The 1950s Look
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The Wartime House
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Life in the 1950s
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Put That Light Out
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Evacuees
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Wartime Britain
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Evacuees of the Second World War
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The Day Peace Broke Out
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Ireland's Wildlife
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Christmas on the Home Front
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A Child's War
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Christmas on the Home Front 1939-1945
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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
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A Wartime Christmas 1939-1945
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The 1960s Look
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The Ocean, Blue Spaces and Outdoor Learning
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Wartime Broadcasting
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Images of Irish Nature
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Dear Old Blighty
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Engineering Practical Rope Rescue Systems
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Children in the First World War
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Seascapes: Shaped by the Sea
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Away Days
- 32 Days
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The Official Mike and William Activity Book
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Something to Boast About
Mike Brown is an authority on the British Home Front in the Second World War. He has written several books and acts as a historical advisor for this period.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747807377 |
| ISBN 10 | 074780737X |
| Title | Wartime Childhood |
| Author | Mike Brown |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |