The Longest Night by Gavin Mortimer

The Longest Night by Gavin Mortimer

This title concerns the bloodiest night of the London Blitz.

'The careful scene-setting painlessly imparts forgotten information about the facts of wartime life.. Gavin Mortimer's book is a timely reminder that there are still many living survivors who remember and were scarred by the terrifying experience.' LITERARY REVIEW 'An excellent book... Gavin Mortimer has interviewed scores of survivors for his gripping narrative...' -- Andrew Roberts SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Mortimer deserves full credit for assembling a mountain of material and presenting it with lucidity and balance.' -- Philip Zeigler DAILY MAIL '[Mortimer's] record of London's darkest hour is brilliantly constructed and utterly absorbing' HAM & HIGH Well written... recaptures that desperate gripping time, when the very survival of the country seemed to hang in the balance.' -- John Green MORNING STAR '[Mortimer] switches the narrative seamlessly among the city's residents, the air crews at their bases... and the Luftwaffe pilots.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, USA '...very readable... story of the ordinary people and how their spirits proved more impressive than the famous places and statistics.' THE ARMOURER 'engrossing... The story of [WWII] always needs new ways of being told, and this is a daring and effective attempt.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Mortimer has done his homework meticulously, asking the right questions and digging deep... A masterpiece of research.' GOODTIMES

Gavin Mortimer was born in London 34 years ago. As a freelance journalist he has contributed articles to a diverse range of magazines and newspapers, including the Observer, the Guardian, History Monthly and Esquire. The Longest Night is his fourth book and the second to be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The first, Stirling's Men: the Inside History of the SAS in World War II, was published in 2004 and is now available in paperback.

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ISBN 13	9780297846383
ISBN 10	0297846388
Title	The Longest Night
Author	Gavin Mortimer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2005-07-01
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.