Felicity Goodall
Teoksen Voices from the Home Front: First-hand Stories of Life in Britain, 1939-45 tekijä
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Felicity Goodall is a freelance writer, researcher and producer for radio and television, specialising in literary and historical programmes. After working in regional newspapers, she spent three years in Norway as a freelance foreign correspondent covering the region for the Sunday Times and näytä lisää Business Week among others näytä vähemmän
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- female
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- Teokset
- 7
- Jäseniä
- 86
- Suosituimmuussija
- #213,013
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.0
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 1
- ISBN:t
- 15
The book is divided into thematic chapters covering a wide range of experiences, including the German occupation of the Channel Islands; bombing of British cities; evacuation of children to the countryside or to the US, Canada, or Australia; war work in factories and in agriculture; internment of refugees and foreign-born residents, as well as prisoners of war; the effect of Allied servicemen from around the world living in Britain; holiday celebrations in wartime; news and propaganda. For each chapter the author has created a narrative framework which provides context for the personal accounts woven through the book. The book is illustrated with a number of well-chosen black and white photos, and includes a useful index.… (lisätietoja)