Letters fro the Blitz; Telling America the Truth About the British Experience of War
by MacAlpine, Richard (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good/No DJ issued
- ISBN 10
- 0750994290
- ISBN 13
- 9780750994293
- Seller
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About This Item
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England: The History Press, 2020. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good/No DJ issued. 205, [3] pages. Illustrations. Stiff card covers have front and back flaps. Rich MacAlpine is a retired history teacher who has been the editor of Yates Past, the bimonthly publication of the Yates County History Center in Penn Yan, New York since 2008. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84885
- Title
- Letters fro the Blitz; Telling America the Truth About the British Experience of War
- Author
- MacAlpine, Richard (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition, First printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0750994290
- ISBN 13
- 9780750994293
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Place of Publication
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
- Date Published
- 2020
- Keywords
- Second World War, Home Front, Blitz, Propaganda, Winifred Graville, Chronicle-Express, Bombing, Sheffield, Penn Yan, Hardships, Wartime, Social Conditions
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