The People's War: Britain 1939–1945

Why read it

• You will learn to check a national legend against what ordinary people actually lived through
• You will see how food, work, entertainment and family life all affected one another in total war
• You will understand how rationing, evacuation and bombing reshaped ordinary days at home, far from any front line

Who it is for

• A reader whose grandparents lived through the Blitz
• A history lover tired of accounts that only cover battles
• A writer researching home front life in wartime

Contents

1. Select List of Abbreviations
2. Foreword
3. Introduction
4. Picture Section

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