Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain
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Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain by Joshua Levine
Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught.
Terrifically moving stuff -- Dominic Sandbrook * Daily Telegraph *
Anyone who wishes to learn about human courage, and human endurance, should read this accountIt is more powerful than any drama, more convincing than any fiction -- Peter Ackroyd
the stories range from the humdrum to the heroic and all of them are full of pathos * BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine *
vividly and compellingly recalls a time when the nation stood as one * Choice *
With the rawness and immediacy that only this kind of oral history can provide. * Sunday Times *
Anyone who wishes to learn about human courage, and human endurance, should read this accountIt is more powerful than any drama, more convincing than any fiction -- Peter Ackroyd
the stories range from the humdrum to the heroic and all of them are full of pathos * BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine *
vividly and compellingly recalls a time when the nation stood as one * Choice *
With the rawness and immediacy that only this kind of oral history can provide. * Sunday Times *
Joshua Levine practised as a barrister for several years before becoming an actor and writer. His plays have been performed on the London stage and on BBC Radio 4, and he has scripted a television documentary about eighteenth-century London for BBC2. He was the primary researcher for Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. This is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091910044 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091910048 |
| Title | Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain |
| Author | Joshua Levine |
| Series | Forgotten Voices Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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