Blitz Diary by Carol Harris

Blitz Diary by Carol Harris

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Blitz Diary by Carol Harris

The historian Carol Harris has collected together a remarkable series of accounts from the war's darkest days, with heart-warming stories of survival, perseverance, solidarity and bravery, the preservation of which becomes increasingly important as the Blitz fades from living memory. War with Germany seemed increasingly likely throughout the 1930s. The British Government and the general population believed that bombs and poison gas would be dropped on civilians in major towns and cities with the aim of terrifying them into surrendering. Today the Blitz, far from breaking civilian morale, is seen as achieving the opposite; it helped galvanise public opinion to carry on fighting the war. But in 1937, preparations to protect the population were hopelessly inadequate, and the British government was far from confident that people would respond in this way.

Mike Brown and Carol Harris are experts on the Second World War Home Front and co-authors of 'The Wartime House.' C.J. Jackson is a freelance food consultant, writer, and cook. She has written for BBC Good Food magazine and is the author of 'The Times Food for Feasts and Festivals.'

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ISBN 13 9780752451725
ISBN 10 0752451723
Title Blitz Diary
Author Carol Harris
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2010-07-25
Number of pages 192
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