Life of a teenager in wartime London / Duncan Leatherdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leatherdale, Duncan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--England.

World War, 1939-1945.

England--Social conditions.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages, 33 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [England] : Pen & Sword History, 2017.

Summary:

Life in wartime London evokes images of the Blitz, of air-raid shelters and rationing, of billeted soldiers and evacuated children. These are familiar, collective memories of what life was like in wartime London, yet there remains an often neglected area of our social history: what was life like for teenagers and young people living in London during the Second World War?While children were evacuated and many of their friends and family went to fight, there were many who stayed at home despite the daily threat of air raids and invasion. How did those left behind live, work and play in the nation's capital between 1939 and 1945? Using the diary entries of nineteen-year-old trainee physiotherapist Glennis 'Bunty' Leatherdale, along with other contemporary accounts, Life of a Teenager in Wartime London is a window into the life of a young person finding their way in the world. It shows how young people can cope no matter the dangers they face, be it from bombs or boys, dances or death.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed November 28, 2017).

ISBN:

9781473894990

1473894999

9781473894976

1473894972

9781473894983

1473894980