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Children in the Second World War: Memories from the Home Front
Amanda Herbert-Davies
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Description for Children in the Second World War: Memories from the Home Front
Paperback. Extensive use of previously unpublished primary sources Num Pages: 208 pages, 32. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation and the blitzes that changed a generations childhood, it was how war pervaded every aspect of life. From dodging bombs by bicycle and patrolling the parish with the vicars WW1 pistol, to post air raid naps in school and being carried out of the rubble as the family's sole survivor, children experienced life in the war zone that was Britain. This reality, the reality of a life spent growing up during the Second World War, is best told through the eyes of the children who experienced it first-hand. Children In the ... Read more
It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation and the blitzes that changed a generations childhood, it was how war pervaded every aspect of life. From dodging bombs by bicycle and patrolling the parish with the vicars WW1 pistol, to post air raid naps in school and being carried out of the rubble as the family's sole survivor, children experienced life in the war zone that was Britain. This reality, the reality of a life spent growing up during the Second World War, is best told through the eyes of the children who experienced it first-hand. Children In the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473893566
SKU
V9781473893566
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Ref
99-2
About Amanda Herbert-Davies
Amanda Herbert-Davies has an honours degree in Conservation and Restoration of Historic Art. After living in France and having children, she returned to England where she became involved with the Second World War Experience Centre in Yorkshire and is now the editor of its journal, Everyone's War. Working with the archival collection of the Home Front, she became fascinated by ... Read more
Reviews for Children in the Second World War: Memories from the Home Front
There is also the small matter of those children who grew up during the war, and Amanda gives us a clear and entertaining social history that draws on personal experiences and reminiscenses, which makes it all the more authoritative. Brilliant!
Books Monthly It's a fascinating, highly readable book that will appeal to anyone with relatives who were children during ... Read more
Books Monthly It's a fascinating, highly readable book that will appeal to anyone with relatives who were children during ... Read more