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Brittain Vera <1893-1970, > |
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England's hour / / by Vera Brittain |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 |
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©1970 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27156-7 |
9786613271563 |
1-4411-1549-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 |
World War, 1939-1945 - England - London |
Authors, English - 20th century |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: London : Macmillan, 1941. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1. DISPLACEMENT OF POPULATION; CHAPTER 2. SEPTEMBER 3,1939; CHAPTER 3. BLIMPS ON THE COAST; CHAPTER 4. WINTER BLACK-OUT; CHAPTER 5. THE BLITZKRIEG ARRIVES; CHAPTER 6. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR CIVILISATION; CHAPTER 7. ENGLAND'S HOUR; CHAPTER 8. AND SO-FAREWELL!; CHAPTER 9. CITY PARK; CHAPTER 10. APPELLATE TRIBUNAL; CHAPTER 11. AREOPAGUS; CHAPTER 12. ""FIFTEEN SEASICK CHILDREN""; CHAPTER 13. ONCE RESIDENTIAL; CHAPTER 14. MAIN-LINE TERMINUS; CHAPTER 15. THE RAIDERS COME TO TOWN; CHAPTER 16. SUBURBAN AFTERMATH; CHAPTER 17. WARDEN'S POST; CHAPTER 18. LONDON UNDER FIRE |
CHAPTER 19. ANNIVERSARYCHAPTER 20. THE TRAINING CENTHES CARRY ON; CHAPTER 21. COUNTRY VISIT, STYLE 1940; CHAPTER 22. BRITISH MORALE; CHAPTER 23. LONDON'S HOUR; CHAPTER 24. UNIVERSITY METROPOLIS; CHAPTER 25. EVACUEE DEPOT; CHAPTER 26. INDUSTRIAL MIDLANDS; CHAPTER 27. LIVING DANGEROUSLY; CHAPTER 28. BERKSHIRE VILLAGE; CHAPTER 29. THE RUINS OF TROY; CHAPTER 30. FOR EVER LONDON; EPILOGUE |
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First published at the height of the Second World War, ""England's Hour"" is Vera Brittain's account of the grim, desperate but often |
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inspiring years, 1939-41. As ""Testament of Youth"" movingly showed, the First World War was to haunt Vera Brittain and when war was again declared on Germany in 1939, she feared the worst. But although during these years much was to be endured by the British, much was also to be gained. This spirit of determination is vividly captured by Vera Brittain as she describes her own personal experiences set against the dramatic events of the early war years, events li |
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