Britain at War 1939 to 1945 : What Was Life Like During the War? (Paperback)

from aardvark2

A condensed and very readable history of WWII, interspersed with the memoirs of a then-young boy living in England during the war, this is an enjoyable book. It is interesting to see life during the war through the eyes of a small child. If that child had been older the memoir portion, the most e...

from MarthaJeanne

The book consists of a short overview of the military history of WWII with an introduction about Britain in and after WWI, and a final essay about the social effects of WWII on postwar Britain. This is interspersed with memories of his life during the war. There are also two stories in the milita...

from MsHooker

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. It took me awhile to get around to reading it because it was only available in PDF and I have a nook so it was itty bitty text. [Britain at War 1939 to 1945: What was life like during the war?] by [James Lingard] starts out with personal acco...

from sushma_p

This is an interesting short read about war affecting lives of people in Britain and how author with his mother, while his father joins army, lived through it all.

from 411Junkie

As reviewed on 411Junkie.com As as student of European History, you can see why this appealed to me. And I received this copy during my studies of Western Civilization so this was bonus material for me. And I wasn't disappointed. Before I get into it, let me be clear that I did not read this book...