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Barry Turner

Waiting for War

Britain 1939-1940

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At the outbreak of war in 1939, ordinary people were quickly forced to adapt to the realities of a nation under dire threat. But it soon became known as the Phoney War, a time when official incompetence reigned supreme. Theatres and cinemas were closed and football matches cancelled, only for the government to realise belatedly that morale was plunging as a result. Thousands of women and children were evacuated to the countryside, only for many to flood back to the cities, preferring the dangers to separation from their families. Censorship of news was heavy-handed and bred widespread resentment.In fact, the period from September 1939 to May… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-78578-574-0
  • EAN: 9781785785740
  • Produktnummer: 31787176
  • Verlag: Icon Books Ltd
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 2'263 KB
  • Abbildungen: 8 page black and white plate section

Über den Autor


Barry Turner is a popular historian whose many books include Suez 1956, When Daddy Came Home (with Tony Rennell), Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich (Icon, 2015) - 'a page-turning narrative' (Daily Mail) - and The Berlin Airlift (Icon, 2017) - 'a fine piece of popular history' (BBC History).

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