Wartime Childhood

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Wartime Childhood
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mike Brown
SeriesShire Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:56
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149
Category/GenreNostalgia - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780747807377
ClassificationsDewey:941.084
Audience
General
Illustrations 70 b/w; 20 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Shire Publications
Publication Date 16 June 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Growing up as a child during the Second World War could be a frightening, strange or even an exciting experience. For many city children the war brought evacuation to the countryside and a way of life very different from the one they were used to. For children who remained in areas that suffered from German air strikes, escaping to bomb shelters, and donning the 'Mickey Mouse' gas mask, became part of life. War brought new excitement for boys, who could now add parts of downed German aircraft, or parts of bombs, to their collections of conkers and string. This book recounts the British child's experience of the War, with photographs, objects and ephemera. A feast of nostalgia for anyone who grew up during the war, it will also provide younger people with a fascinating insight into the childhood of their parents or grandparents.

Author Biography

Mike Brown is an authority on the British Home Front in the Second World War. He has written several books and acts as a historical advisor for this period.