Voices From The Home Front: Personal Experiences of Wartime Britain 1939-45

Voices from

by Felicity Goodall

From the people who lived through extraordinary and terrible times--the air raid wardens, the Home Guard, the Land Army, the families pulled apart and the communities brought together--real life stories of Britain under fire during World War II. Revisiting an era brought to life with the vivid re-telling of events, this is a book written by the people who survived the war from their own homes and in their own workplaces. From the cities come stories of the bomb shelters and munitions factories; recollections of getting on with life when everything was in tatters. From the coasts and the countryside the Britons who worked to keep the nation fed and who took in the children of stangers when they were evacuated to safety, tell their story. Here too are tales of liasons with American Gis, and the relationship of the public with Italian POWs. Voices from the Home Front offers a collection of viewpoints that will strike a chord of familiarity for all those that share these living memories. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the resilience of a nation at war, the humor and the strength that such times inspired even in the face of hardship and tragedy.

Genres: World War II, History

288 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2004

Reviews

[Darla Ebert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poignant firsthand accounts from those who lived in Great Britain during the Second World War. The bravery and fortitude of the people humbles and affects one on a very deep level. The accounts are given from journals kept during those dark days, the media having requested folk to keep a record of their experiences...an excellent but painful idea for those who lost so much. I cringed and had to skip over some of the details but still it is a thought-provoking peek into the everyday lives of people who never wanted anything more than to live and raise their families in peace.

[Lisa Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though these are real life experiences it’s hard to imagine living through those times no way would people these days survive what the war time generation endured.