Blitz

by David Fraser

IN THE MIDST OF TERROR...
Night after night, German bombers are hammering London. And American broadcaster Mel Shaffer is losing his objectivity as he sees the merciless blitz transform the lives of rich and poor.

In the elegant West End live the Russells, whose sons turn into very different kinds of heroes, and whose daughter is driven into a shameful love. In the working-class East End, the Scullys and the Warrenders fight to keep their loved ones together as their daughters yearn to live and love as fast as they can. It is that yearning that sends both women into the arms of Mel Shaffer.

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

544 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1979

About the author

General Sir David William Fraser was educated at Eton and Christ Church college in the University of Oxford. He left school to enlist at earliest opportunity after the Second World War begun, and joined the Grenadier Guards in 1940, serving for much of the Second World War with the Guards Armoured Division, later in North West Europe, ending the war in the rank of Major. He was intimately involved afterwards in the crises in Suez, and Cyprus, and saw service in the Malaya emergency.

He was also a prolific author, publishing over 20 books mostly focused on the history of the Second World War.

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Reviews

[Bodosika Bodosika · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay.

[Robert Colquhoun · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would give it 3.5 stars if I could but not quite good enough for 4. There are some loose ends that I would have preferred to see tied up with a more complete and thorough conclusion with respect to what happens to the characters involved. That being said, this novel "is not about the holocaust" as it states in the initial outline. It is about 11 days in 1940 London during the German Blitzkrieg. Seen through the eyes of some of the people (namely Mel Shaffer (American radio journalist), the Russells, the Scullys and the Warrenders) living through the hell of the bombings. It's quite a good story with some historical and well researched facts interwoven. Would definitely recommend it.

[Marti · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has been a while since I read this book. Having been born in 1940, I am fascinated by stories of the war that was happening then, as are a lot of people, I'm sure. Though this is a novel, there are probably lots of factual events portrayed.