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Doodlebugs, Gas Masks & Gum: Children´s Voices from the Second World War
Christina Rex
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Description for Doodlebugs, Gas Masks & Gum: Children´s Voices from the Second World War
Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 192 pages, 83 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188. 192 pages, 83 Illustrations. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight: 188.
Throughout six years of conflict, beginning 3 September1939, military manoeuvres, bombs and exhortations to greater dedication to the War Effort became the normality for children. For the young, this was a time of great excitement. Imagine the thrill of Anderson Shelters built in back gardens, concrete blocks and barbed-wire sprouting on beaches, soldiers and tanks in the streets, the Battle of Britain and those spectacular dogfights, the Blitz and masses of shrapnel to collect, searchlights lighting up the night sky, American servicemen appearing and their inexhaustible supplies of chewing gum! From Dunkirk to D-Day, through Doodlebugs to Victory, there was ... Read more
Throughout six years of conflict, beginning 3 September1939, military manoeuvres, bombs and exhortations to greater dedication to the War Effort became the normality for children. For the young, this was a time of great excitement. Imagine the thrill of Anderson Shelters built in back gardens, concrete blocks and barbed-wire sprouting on beaches, soldiers and tanks in the streets, the Battle of Britain and those spectacular dogfights, the Blitz and masses of shrapnel to collect, searchlights lighting up the night sky, American servicemen appearing and their inexhaustible supplies of chewing gum! From Dunkirk to D-Day, through Doodlebugs to Victory, there was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445607023
SKU
V9781445607023
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-36
About Christina Rex
Christina Rex grew up during the Second World War. She lives in Ely. Her son, Professor Richard Rex, is Director of Studies in History at Queens' College, Cambridge.
Reviews for Doodlebugs, Gas Masks & Gum: Children´s Voices from the Second World War
Praise for the hardback published in 2009: 'A rich compilation of children's lives during the Second World War' JULIET GARDINER, BBC WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MAGAZINE.