Blitz : when World War Two came home
Nichol, John, 1963-2026
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The Second World War was not only fought in the skies above Europe or on distant beaches - it crashed into lives across the UK night after night as the bombs and missiles fell. May 2026 marks the 85th anniversary of the end of the Night Blitz. But the aerial assault on Britain did not stop in May 1941. For decades, 'The Blitz' - from the German 'Blitzkrie' or lightning war - has been framed as a few desperate months beginning in September 1940 that mainly affected London. In reality, bombing continued, in one form or another, until the spring of 1945. This work tells this broader, longer and more devastating story of one of the defining events of the twentieth century, in which more than 60,000 civilians were killed and millions made homeless. From Eastbourne to Glasgow, from Cardiff to Newcastle, John Nichol uncovers forgotten tragedies and the extraordinary resilience of communities across the country.
Main title:
Blitz : when World War Two came home / John Nichol.
Author:
Nichol, John, 1963-, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2026.
Collation:
448 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781398540354 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544943940.544 NICH940.544943 NIC940.5449940.5449 NIC
Language:
English
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BRN:
9103885