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Author: Neil Bright
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2016-09-15
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1445656167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe moving and dramatic account, in words and pictures, of how the London borough of Southwark survived the Blitz
Author: John Conen
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2023-01-28
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1803134097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA concise and balanced view of what is known as the Blitz on London. The title emphasizes bombing over blitz and recognises that the meaning of ‘the Blitz’ has now acquired other general connotations and is often equated to ‘Britain in wartime’ or the spirit of carrying on.
Author: Neil Bright
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2011-02-23
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1783460989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events. The new routes cover a wide area of London and reveal further evidence of the experiences of four years air war in the skies above our capital city. The East End & Docks, Greenwich, Holborn, Bermondsey, Southwark and the West End are all featured, along with detailed maps and numerous contemporary photographs that accompany the text for each walk. The book also contains a number of appendices relating to the wider picture of the war. A well deserved story of Londons Home Guard is told. A list of Civil Defense casualties that occurred within the boroughs covered by the walks is included as well as a detailed list of the locations of wartime fire and ambulance stations across the capital.This book will appeal to both the enthusiast and anyone with an interest in Londons past. It is a further record of the memories and tangible evidence of this dramatic period of our capitals past and a tribute to those who lived through the Blitz and sadly so often, those who did not.
Author: Gavin Mortimer
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2011-12-08
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1780222238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn 10-11 May 1941, Londoners thought the Nazi bombs would never stop falling as the London Blitz reached its furious zenith. These are the true stories from the survivors of one of the longest nights in the Second World War 'An excellent book . . . Mortimer has interviewed scores of survivors for this gripping tale' Scotland on Sunday On the afternoon of Saturday 10 May 1941, crowds gather at Wembley to watch Arsenal play Preston in the Cup Final. Australian journalist John Hughes starts his shift at Reuters in Fleet Street; 20-year-old Reenie Carter reports for duty at her fire station in Westminster Abbey; RAF pilot Guy Gibson relaxes in the sun before his night patrol; Vera Lynn drives in for an evening concert. Meanwhile, thousands of German airmen are preparing for a massive night raid. Gavin Mortimer has interviewed many survivors of this night to reveal the reality of the London Blitz. In a matter of hours, 1,486 Londoners were killed, 11,000 houses were destroyed, and millions of lives were changed for ever.
Author: Peter Stansky
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780300125566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn September 7, 1940, the Blitz began. The bombing of London, by over one thousand planes on that night alone, was recognised at the time as being a direct measure to break the country's resistance. This book tells of the impact that this terror from the skies had on British people and the course of war.
Author: Margaret Gaskin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780151014040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA historical narrative of Germany's 1940 Luftwaffe attack on London vividly reconstructs the events of December 29 during which Hitler's forces attempted to burn the city to the ground, in an account told from the perspectives of everyday survivors as well as such figures as Edward R. Morrow and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Author: Paul Addison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2020-08-06
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 0198848501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEdited and introduced by two leading historians of the period, this volume tells the inside story of Home Intelligence and why it proved so controversial in Whitehall, the complete and unabridged sequence of reports provide us with a unique and extraordinary window into the mindset of the British during a momentous period in their history.
Author: Richard Platt
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-06-09
Total Pages: 61
ISBN-13: 0753462559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollows historical events in London's history and the persons who had or have inhabited London.
Author: Clive Harris
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Published: 2003-12-19
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1783037296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique way to experience the history of London during the Blitz of World War II through seven leisurely and informative walks. In Walking the London Blitz, Clive Harris guides you on a highly informative tour through one of World War II’s most pivotal and devastating military campaigns. By means of seven easily manageable walks and accompanying maps and photographs, anyone—from history buffs to tourists to seasoned armchair travelers—can experience the significant sites of those dark days when the German Luftwaffe relentlessly bombed Great Britain between 1940 and 1941. Some of the walking tours include: Bank Station to London Bridge Station; Ludgate Circus to Trafalgar Square; Marble Arch to the Cabinet War Rooms; Hyde Park Corner to Westminster; and London Bridge to St. Paul’s. Using rich anecdotes and first-hand accounts, the suffering and bravery of ordinary Britons in the face of Hitler’s V-weapon attacks comes to life.
Author: Gavin Mortimer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-10-03
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1440628718
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“An emotionally stirring account of the single most devastating attack on London during the Blitz… A captivating and important contribution… History that reads like a novel.”—Kirkus The untold story of the massive bombing raid that almost brought Britain to military collapse, The Longest Night reveals just how close the Luftwaffe came to total victory. On the night of May 10, 1941, Nazi Germany sent some five hundred aircraft to drop more than seven hundred tons of explosives on London. This vivid, dramatically told account depicts how fate shifted based on Hitler's mistaken belief that he'd actually lost the air war over Britain, and portrays the unsurpassed, "we-can-take-it" bravery of the British people when they'd been pushed beyond all human endurance. “An excellent book… Gavin Mortimer has interviewed scores of survivors for his gripping narrative.”—Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal
