LEADER 03387nam 2200625 450 001 9910456809603321 005 20211005020259.0 010 $a1-283-27156-7 010 $a9786613271563 010 $a1-4411-1549-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000044782 035 $a(EBL)766044 035 $a(OCoLC)819637549 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522326 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12199683 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522326 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10527819 035 $a(PQKB)10691047 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309607 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5309607 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11518574 035 $a(OCoLC)1027167040 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC766044 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000044782 100 $a20180315h20051970 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEngland's hour /$fby Vera Brittain 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cContinuum,$d2005. 210 4$dİ1970 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: London : Macmillan, 1941. 311 $a0-8264-8031-4 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 327 $aCHAPTER 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 330 $aFirst published at the height of the Second World War, ""England's Hour"" is Vera Brittain's account of the grim, desperate but often 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 606 $aBritain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940$vPersonal narratives, British 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zEngland$zLondon 606 $aAuthors, English$y20th century$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBritain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aAuthors, English 676 $a940.54/211092 700 $aBrittain$b Vera$f1893-1970,$0320029 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456809603321 996 $aEngland's hour$9839495 997 $aUNINA