Air-Raid Shelters of World War II : Family Stories of Survival in the Blitz / Stephen Wade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wade, Stephen, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air raid shelters--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Air raid shelters.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.

World War, 1939-1945.

London (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Remember When, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book features the design, creation and use of air raid shelters, including interviews with people who used them during the Second World War. The different types of bunkers/air raid shelters (both public and in people's gardens) are covered and the strength and weakness of their designs discussed, using original designs and primary material. The nostalgia/social history of the book covers people's experiences of staying in the air raid shelters. These are divided into topics, including getting to the shelters (how they reacted to the sirens or whether they just moved into the shelters, esp

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Dedication""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Introduction""; ""Prelude: A Scenario""; ""Chapter 1 1939: Andersons and Morrisons""; ""Chapter 2 The Blitz and the First Shelter Experience""; ""Chapter 3 Bombings Across the Land I""; ""Chapter 4 Health Matters""; ""Chapter 5 Bombings Across the Land II""; ""Chapter 6 Information Overload""; ""Chapter 7 Enthusiasts and Nostalgia""; ""Chapter 8 Life in the Shelters""; ""Chapter 9 �Mum Heard a Doodlebug�: Amazing Tales""; ""Chapter 10 Their Finest Hour""; ""Chapter 11 In Darkest London""; ""Afterword""

""Thanks and Acknowledgements""""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.

ISBN:

9781783404056

1783404051

9781783461332

1783461330

OCLC:

854974565