Secret History of the Blitz Pa - Softcover

Levine Joshua

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471162311 ISBN 13: 9781471162312

Publisher: Simon And Schuster, 2016

Synopsis

Any mention of the Blitz is likely to conjure up images of Londoners huddled in the Underground, or bravely upholding standards of daily life while the city was being reduced to rubble. Was there more to it than just a life-or-death struggle? Taking a broader view of the era, the author of Operation Fortitude reveals a time which saw increased job opportunities for women, a spike in nightclub attendance, and a growing acceptance of alternate lifestyles, but also a resurgence of prostitution. In addition to introducing London's Muslim community and recounting the story of the Jamaican sailors who were crossing the country at the time, Joshua Levine also looks at the darker side of the time period, as racketeers and looters sought to capitalize on the chaos in the capital."[This book is] vivid, unexpected, poignant and sometimes awe-inspiring."--Juliet Gardiner

About this title

About the Author:

Joshua Levine has written six bestselling histories including titles in the hugely popular 'Forgotten Voices' series published by Ebury. Beauty and Atrocity, his account of the Irish Troubles, was nominated for the Writers' Guild Book of the Year award. On a Wing and a Prayer, his history of the pilots of the First World War, has been turned into a major British television documentary. He has written and presented a number of programmes for BBC Radio 4. In a previous life, he was a criminal barrister. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon And Schuster
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1471162311
• ISBN 13: 9781471162312
• Binding: Paperback