Britain at War by Roger A Freeman

Britain at War by Roger A Freeman. First published in Great Britain in 1990 by Arms & Armour Press. © Roger A Freeman 1990. ISBN 1 85409 064 X

British Library Catalogued as: Great Britain Social Life 1936-45.

96 page clothbound book with intact dust jacket. The book includes many black and white archive photographs depicting the social history of the time.

The following is taken from the dust jacket:

"The Second World War - six years of suffering and destruction. What was life like for the countless millions serving on the home front?

Air Raids, the Home Guard, Rationing and Black Marketeering, the Spirit of the Blitz and much more are recaptured by Roger A Freeman in this book."

Chapter Contents:

• Introduction
• The lull before the storm
• The threat of invasion
• The Few
• Deluge of bombs
• You've had it!
• The social scene
• Entertainment for the people
• And bombs still fell
• Lend a hand - on the land
• In the sky
• At sea
• Saving and salvage
• Welcome strangers
• Doodlebugs and rockets
• Towards Victory

There is some slight UV bleaching to the spine and some minor scuffs and marks to the dust cover, otherwise virtually as new.