Ebook: Blitz families : the children who stayed behind
Author: Starns Penny
- Tags: World War 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain., Great Britain -- History -- Bombardment 1944-1945., HISTORY -- Europe -- Western., Children., Great Britain.
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: The History Press
- City: Great Britain, Stroud, Great Britain
- Language: English
- epub
The mass evacuation of children and new and expectant mothers during the Second World War is well documented. But over fifty percent of children were not evacuated during the War, and it is these young people who offer an unrivalled view of what life was like during the bombing raids in Britain's cities. In Blitz Families Penny Starns takes a new look at the children whose parents refused to bow to official pressureRead more...
Abstract: The mass evacuation of children and new and expectant mothers during the Second World War is well documented. But over fifty percent of children were not evacuated during the War, and it is these young people who offer an unrivalled view of what life was like during the bombing raids in Britain's cities. In Blitz Families Penny Starns takes a new look at the children whose parents refused to bow to official pressure and kept their beloved children with them throughout the War. As she documents family after family which made this difficult decision, she uncovers tales of the deprivation