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The Secret History of the Blitz
Joshua Levine
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Description for The Secret History of the Blitz
Paperback. A brilliantly researched, lively and colourful portrait of how we behaved in Britain's cities during the darkest days of the Blitz Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history - and one of the most misunderstood. The 'Blitz spirit' is celebrated by some, whereas others dismiss it as a myth. Joshua Levine's thrilling biography rejects the tired arguments and reveals the human truth: the Blitz was a time of extremes of experience and behaviour. People werepulling together and helping strangers, but they were also breaking rules and exploiting each other. Life during wartime, the author reveals, was complex and messy and real. From the first page readers will discover a ... Read more
The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history - and one of the most misunderstood. The 'Blitz spirit' is celebrated by some, whereas others dismiss it as a myth. Joshua Levine's thrilling biography rejects the tired arguments and reveals the human truth: the Blitz was a time of extremes of experience and behaviour. People werepulling together and helping strangers, but they were also breaking rules and exploiting each other. Life during wartime, the author reveals, was complex and messy and real. From the first page readers will discover a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471131028
SKU
V9781471131028
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99-99
About Joshua Levine
Joshua Levine has written six bestselling histories including titles in the hugely popular 'Forgotten Voices' series published by Ebury. Beauty and Atrocity, his account of the Irish Troubles, was nominated for the Writers' Guild Book of the Year award. On a Wing and a Prayer, his history of the pilots of the First World War, has been turned into a ... Read more
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