Blitz Kids
The Children's War Against Hitler
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
20 December 2009
Summary
From the dangers of London streets during the Blitz to working on the high seas in the Merchant Navy during the Atlantic Convoy, children were on the frontline of battle during the Second World War. In Sean Longden’s gripping retelling of the conflict, he explores how the war impacted upon a whole generation who lost their innocence at home and abroad, on the battlefield and the home front.
Through extensive interviews and research, Longden uncovers previously untold stories of herois…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780335520 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780335520 |
| Author: | Sean Longden |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 20 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 132mm x 50mm |
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Critics Review
…a slice of real life that cuts across the more sanitised and detached narratives that historians, myself included, too often present as ‘proper history’…a rich, human book…sympathetic and sometimes shocking account. - Richard Overy, Literary Review
Interesting and comprehensive - Juliet Gardiner, BBC History Magazine
About The Author
Sean Longden
Sean Londgen is the author of a number of books which overturns the traditional narrative of the Second World War. In Dunkirk, he told the story of the 44,000 that were left behind the beaches as the allies escaped the Nazis; in Hitler’s British Slaves, he uncovered the brutal treatment of PoWs in internment camps; To the Victory the Spoils reveals the unexpected story of Montgomerie’s boys as they marched from D Day to Berlin. T Force unveils the story of a secret regiment that set up in order to capture Nazi war secrets in the aftermath of the Armistice. He lives in London.
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