Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Battle of London 1939-45Condition: NewSubtitle: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under FireISBN-10: 0099593297EAN: 9780099593294ISBN: 9780099593294Publisher: VintageFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/08/2023Description: 'Endlessly fascinating. . . White is such a brilliant historian' Mail on SundayLasting for six long years, the Blitz transformed life in the capital beyond recognition, marking a time of almost constant anxiety, disruption, deprivation and sacrifice for Londoners. With the capital the nation's frontline during the Second World War, by its end, 30,000 inhabitants had lost their lives.While much has been written about 'the Myth of the Blitz', its riveting social history has often been overlooked. Unearthing what it was actually like for those living through those tempestuous years, Jerry White paints a fascinating portrait of the daily lives of ordinary Londoners, telling the story through their own voices.'As a history of the capital in wartime, it is probably unsurpassable' Sunday Telegraph'An impressive history of the capital at war. . . White, an accomplished chronicler of London's history, tells it with brio and a confident mastery of the sources' Literary Review Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 40mmItem Weight: 700gAuthor: Jerry WhiteGenre: HistoryTopic: Military HistoryRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Battle of London 1939-45
Title: The Battle of London 1939-45
Subtitle: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire
ISBN-10: 0099593297
EAN: 9780099593294
ISBN: 9780099593294
Release Date: 06/08/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Battle of London 1939-45 : Endurance, Heroism and Frailty under Fire
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, World
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2023
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Jerry White
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
