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Forgotten Voices Of The Blitz And The Battle For Britain
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Author : Joshua Levine
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-09-30
Forgotten Voices Of The Blitz And The Battle For Britain written by Joshua Levine and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with History categories.
Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the British people anticipated an invasion would soon be upon them. From July to October, they watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the result would decide their fate. Over the next nine months, the Blitz killed more than 43,000 civilians. For a year, the citizens of Britain were effectively front-line soldiers in a battle which united the country against a hated enemy. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.
The Myth Of The Blitz
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Author : Angus Calder
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-06-30
The Myth Of The Blitz written by Angus Calder and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-30 with History categories.
The Myth of the Blitz was nurtured at every level of society. It rested upon the assumed invincibility of an island race distinguished by good humour, understatement and the ability to pluck victory from the jaws of defeat by team work, improvisation and muddling through. In fact, in many ways, the Blitz was not like that. Sixty-thousand people were conscientious objectors; a quarter of London's population fled to the country; Churchill and the royal family were booed while touring the aftermath of air-raids; Britain was not bombed into classless democracy. Angus Calder provides a compelling examination of the events of 1940 and 1941 - when Britain 'stood alone' against the Luftwaffe - and of the Myth which sustained her 'finest hour'.
The Battle Of Britain And The Blitz
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Author : Nigel Fountain
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2002
The Battle Of Britain And The Blitz written by Nigel Fountain and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
By June 1940 Britain faced the enemy across the English Channel with annxious sense that very little kept her from being subjugated by theverwhelming might of the Nazi forces. What rescued the country was the Royalir Force's triumph in the Battle of Britain, and the encouragement andndurement of the people who lived, worked and suffered under the Luftwaffe'slitz which, almost nightly from September 1940 until May 1941, rainedestruction upon London and other major cities - only to do so again in laterampaigns that culminated in the launching of the Nazis' V1 and V2 'revengeeapons'. Based on eyewitness reminiscences, The Battle of Britain and thelitz relives those desperate times in the words of pilots, ground crew andther airmen and airwomen, firefighters, air-raid wardens, radar operators,potters, anti-aircraft gunners, Red Cross, YMCA and other voluntary workers,nd civilians - old and young, male and female - who between them helped tonsure that Britain survived to fight another day and, ultimately, to win.
The Blitz Then And Now
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Author : Winston G. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: After the Battle
Release Date : 1990
The Blitz Then And Now written by Winston G. Ramsey and has been published by After the Battle this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Bombardment categories.
The period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere, yet the increasing attacks on Germany by the Royal Air Foce provoked a response in the form of the so-called Baedeker offensive of 1942. And it is against this background of the hammer blows dealt out to German towns and cities that the Blitz on Britain during 1942 - 1944 period must be viewed.
The Wreck Hunter
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Author : Melody Foreman
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2020-02-19
The Wreck Hunter written by Melody Foreman and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of an aviation archaeology pioneer who unearthed World War II plane wrecks and the stories they contained. As long ago as 1961, Terry Parsons, then still in his twenties, began his long search for lost aircraft and memories of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. What he discovered over the decades that followed went far beyond the tangled wreckage of military aircraft, both fighters and bombers. For with each of the thousands of RAF and Luftwaffe artifacts he unearthed came life stories of the valiant and the brave, the living and the dead. Among the items he has recovered from the many wreck sites were a mud-cloaked control column from a Spitfire with its gun button still switched to firing mode, a piece of Dornier Do 17 fuselage bearing the fatal bullet holes which led to its crash in southeast England, a pilot’s waistcoat once used to stop the drafts and rattles in a Hurricane cockpit, blood-stained maps from a Luftwaffe bomber, and a buckled tail fin from a Me 110 bearing the unmistakable symbol of the swastika. Now in this biography, created from Terry’s original notes and photographs stretching back almost seventy years, we learn not only about the historical significance of Terry’s story as a wreck-hunter but also the importance of remembering the lives of the men who fought in the skies above Britain in World War II. Indeed, this book shows us how one man’s commitment to aviation archaeology ultimately serves as a tribute to thousands of young souls both lost and found in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.
I Feel Like Singing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Diadem Distribution
Release Date : 1996-07-01
I Feel Like Singing written by and has been published by Diadem Distribution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-01 with Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 categories.
The Battle Of Britain
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Author : Adam Powley
language : en
Publisher: Character-19
Release Date : 2020-08-04
The Battle Of Britain written by Adam Powley and has been published by Character-19 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with History categories.
The Battle of Britain was not a particularly long campaign. In essence, it started on 10 July 1940 and after four main phases it ended (or to be more accurate, faded and evolved into a less distinctive battle), by the end of October that same year. Its origins lay in the devastating conquest of Western Europe by Germany in 1940. After overrunning Belgium and the Netherlands, on 14 June the Germans took control of Paris and, within two days, the French capitulated. Britain now stood alone. The Channel was all that lay between the south coast of England and the German forces massing on the coastline just 20 miles away. With the whole country fearing Britain would be next, on 18 June Churchill spoke to the nation via Parliament in a classic speech that left no one in any doubt as to the epoch-shaping seriousness of the situation. With invasion threatened, the hour of destiny over British shores was at hand. This was conflict in the raw, a life-or-death struggle in which the terrors of 20th-century combat were brutally brought home to the nation’s doorsteps during what became known as the Blitz. Illustrated with archive photographs this superb book charts the Battle of Britain.
The Battle Of Britain Luftwaffe Blitz
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Author : Philip Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-08-14
The Battle Of Britain Luftwaffe Blitz written by Philip Kaplan and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-14 with History categories.
This new collection of archive imagery from Philip Kaplan offers a gripping, graphic view of the routine repeated each day and night, from the summer of 1940 through to the following spring, by the German bomber crews bringing their deadly cargoes to Britain. Through mainly German archival photos, it profiles airmen on their French bases and in the skies over England; the aircraft they flew, fought and sometimes died in; their leaders; their targets and results; the R.A.F pilots and aircraft that stood in opposition to the German forces, and the losses experienced on both sides. The images, from the Bundesarchiv and other German and British photographic sources, vividly convey a real sense of events as they played out, as do the compelling first-hand accounts from a host of participants on both sides, eyewitnesses to one of the most brutal sustained bombardments of the Second World War.
Five Of The Few
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Author : Steve Darlow
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
Release Date : 2006-10-31
Five Of The Few written by Steve Darlow and has been published by Grub Street Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-31 with History categories.
A personal wartime human history of five RAF airmen who fought Fighter Command’s air battles during World War II. Five distinguished RAF airmen, four pilots and one radar operator/navigator, who fought air battles during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, have recounted their experiences in detail to author Steve Darlow. Their stories have never before been published, and they talk engagingly of their service life, combats, losses, injuries, friendships and fears—flying Spitfires, Hurricanes, Blenheims, Beaufighters and Havocs. One pilot tells of the time he fell victim to the enemy, knowing he was going down with his plane. A Beaufighter radar operator remembers being involved in shooting down a German aircraft—“He took a vertical dive, struck the ground and exploded with a shower of incendiaries. I felt like a child with a new toy. I had at last proved myself but for some reason I suddenly felt a little sad.” These men would also distinguish themselves in subsequent air campaigns—night defense of the UK, offensive operations over the continent and support to D-Day and beyond. In between the aerial combats and ground attack operations, promotions, decorations and command responsibilities would come their way. But not all would make it through safely to the end of the war. One would end up behind barbed wire. Collectively Five of the Few is a war story of youth maturing, through aspiration and idealism, courage and bravado, fear and heroism, memory and reflection. It is a reminder of why so much was owed, and still is, by so many to so few.
Forgotten Voices Of The Blitz And The Battle For Britain
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Author : Joshua Levine
language : en
Publisher: Ebury Press
Release Date : 2006
Forgotten Voices Of The Blitz And The Battle For Britain written by Joshua Levine and has been published by Ebury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 categories.
Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the British people anticipated an invasion would soon be upon them. From July to October, they watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the result would decide their fate. Over the next nine months, the Blitz killed more than 43,000 civilians. For a year, the citizens of Britain were effectively front-line soldiers in a battle which united the country against a hated enemy. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.