We Remember the Blitz by Frank Shaw
As soon as I did, of course, I looked up and saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before.' Joan Adams, Lichfield On the night of 7 September 1940, bombs rained down on the defenceless and unprepared population of London for nine long hours.
Of all the books I have read this year, these are the most moving and memorable; more "people" stories than war stories, in countless voices and moods, of a richness and strength which makes fiction seem meagre -- Shaun Usher * Daily Mail *
In this book of first-hand accounts from the 1940-1941 Blitz, the human expereince of life on the home front is brought into focusFrom ARP wardens to bakers, each recollection is written as though it were a letter to a friend. A riveting read * Daily Express *
In this book of first-hand accounts from the 1940-1941 Blitz, the human expereince of life on the home front is brought into focusFrom ARP wardens to bakers, each recollection is written as though it were a letter to a friend. A riveting read * Daily Express *
Frank and Joan Shaw live in Hinckley in Leicestershire. They have four children and nine grandchildren. They were born and raised in Deal, Kent and this is where they spent the war. The idea of the We Remember series came when their granddaughter asked them about the Second World War for a school project. Frank and Joan decided more memories needed to be committed to paper, and they wrote to 700 local newspapers throughout the country asking just that. They were flooded with letters, which they then self-published as five hardback books, raising over £100,000 for the Royal British Legion. Ebury Press are excited to be republishing them over 20 years later, with all royalties also going to the Legion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091941567 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091941563 |
| Title | We Remember the Blitz |
| Author | Frank Shaw |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-10-11 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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