When war was declared in September 1939, everyday life for British citizens changed almost overnight. At the time, Winifred Graville of Sheffield, a gardener, writer and speaker well known in her local area, wrote a series of letters to her American cousin in Penn Yan, New York, describing the hardships and typical daily struggles her city experienced during the Blitz. At a time when American public opinion was strictly isolationist, Winifred's cousin convinced the editor of a local newspaper to publish excerpts from 150 letters in the hope of influencing public opinion in a small way. In Letters from the Blitz, Richard MacAlpine has gathered the published letters into a fascinating collection. At times poignant, often humorous, and always beautifully written and full of detail, Winifred's letters clearly illustrate the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' attitude of the British people during that difficult time and provide an insight into wartime life.
Mabel's War : Love and Hope Beyond the Blitz
Mabel Hewitt
book
Blitz Hospital : True Stories of Nursing in Wartime London
Penny Starns
book
Blitz Diary : Life Under Fire in the Second World War
Carol Harris, Mike Brown
book
The mystery of Easter island : The story of an expedition
Katherine Routledge
book
The Story of Apollo
book
Blitz on Britain 1939-45
Alfred Price
book
Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, 1772-1777 : Journey into Rebellion: A Firsthand Account of Slavery, Revolt, and Colonialism in Surinam
John Gabriel Stedman
book
Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake : An Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood Rivers
Henry Schoolcraft
book
Through the Brazilian Wilderness - An Epic Adventure of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition : Organization and Members of the Expedition, Cooperation With the Brazilian Government, Travel to Paraguay, Adventures in Brazilian Forests, Plants and Animals of South America
Theodore Roosevelt
book
Lancaster : The Forging of a Very British Legend
John Nichol
audiobookbook
Operation Tabarin : Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46
Stephen Haddelsey
book
Maiden Voyage
Tania Aebi
audiobookbook