Children's voices of the Second World War : doodlebugs, gas masks & gum
Rex, Christina2015
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Throughout the six years of conflict which began on 3rd September 1939, military manoeuvres, bombs and calls for dedication to the war effort became everyday 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! This book explores wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there.
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Stroud : Amberley, 2015.
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255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
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Originally published: as Doodlebugs, gas masks & gum. 2008.Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781445647203 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2214833
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