This original and superbly illustrated account of how London survived between 1940 and 1945 breaks new ground. Much has been written about London during WWII, but this is the first comprehensive account of how a new range of emergency services fought nature and the Luftwaffe and won. – Most Highly Recommended.
NAME: The Thames at War, Saving London from the Blitz FILE: R3162 AUTHOR: Gustav Milne PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword BINDING: hard back PRICE: £19.99 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: London, River Thames, docks, civilians, area bombing, Luftwaffe, ARP, Air Raid Wardens, firefighters, Auxiliary Fire Service, London Fire Brigade, Fire Boats, ambulances, civil defence, air raid shelters, water supplies, gas supplies, WWII, World War II, World War 2, World War Two, Second World War, London Blitz, 1940-1945 ISBN: 1-52676-802-X PAGES: 203 IMAGE: B3162.jpg BUYNOW: tinyurl.com/y7msjzzg LINKS: DESCRIPTION: This original and superbly illustrated account of how London survived between 1940 and 1945 breaks new ground. Much has been written about London during WWII, but this is the first comprehensive account of how a new range of emergency services fought nature and the Luftwaffe and won. – Most Highly Recommended.
So much has been written about London during the Blitz, and then during the V weapons bombardment, and yet left so much out. This well researched account provides unique insights into the effects of heavy bombing, how essential services coped, and the consequences. Now eighty years on, pays tribute to the people who kept London and its docks running and saved London.
It is a remarkable story from a book that must be read.