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3%OFFChristina Rex - Children's Voices of the Second World War - 9781445647203 - V9781445647203
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Children's Voices of the Second World War

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Description for Children's Voices of the Second World War Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Throughout the six years of conflict which began on 3 September 1939, military manoeuvres, bombs and calls for dedication to the war effort became the normality for children. For them this was a time of great excitement. Imagine the thrill of soldiers and tanks in the streets, Anderson shelters built in back gardens and barbed wire sprouting on beaches, the Battle of Britain and those spectacular dogfights, the Blitz and masses of shrapnel to collect, searchlights lighting up the night sky, the arrival of American servicemen and their inexhaustible supplies of chewing gum! From Dunkirk to D-Day, through Doodlebugs ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amberley
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445647203
SKU
V9781445647203
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-20

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 Children's Voices of the Second World War
‘A rich compilation of children’s lives during the Second World War’
Juliet Gardiner

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