Growing up as a child in the Second World War could be a frightening or an exciting experience. Depending on the age of the child, the experience of war might be strange and scary, or all he or she had ever known. For many city children the war brought evacuation to the countryside and a way of life very different from the one they enjoyed in the city. For children who remained in areas that suffered from the attention of German bombers, escape to the Morrison or Anderson shelter, and the donning of a 'Mickey Mouse' gas mask, became part of life. War brought new excitement for boys who could now add parts of downed German aircraft, or parts of bombs, to their collections of conkers and string. For many girls the war brought greater responsibility, as their fathers went off to fight. This book recounts the British child's experience of the War with photographs, objects and ephemera. A feast of nostalgia, this book will appeal strongly to anyone who grew up during the war, and it will give younger people a fascinating insight into the childhood of their parents or grandparents.
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Growing up as a child in the Second World War could be a frightening or an exciting experience. Depending on the age of the child, the experience of war might be strange and scary, or all he or she had ever known. This book recounts the British child's experience of the War with photographs, objects and ephemera.
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Introduction /School /Raids /Rationing /Helping with the War Effort /Spare Time /Epilogue /Index
A vivid account of what it was like to be a child in Britain during the Second World War, how it was terrifying for some, and exciting for other children, and how they coped with evacuation, air raids, fathers leaving, and the harsh realities of war.
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A list of fully illustrated paperback introductions to a swathe of British history, heritage and nostalgia, from Agricultural Hand Tools to Women in the Second World War, with themes including motoring, churches, railways, fashion, military history, women’s history, social history, architecture, agriculture and ceramics.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780747807377
Publisert
2009-07-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Shire Publications
Vekt
152 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
149 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
56

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Mike Brown is an authority on the British Home Front in the Second World War. He has written several books and acts as a historical advisor for this period.