Blitz Spirit: Voices of Britain Living Through Crisis, 1939-1945
They were warehousemen and WRENs, soldiers and farmhands, housewives and journalists, united only by a desire to record the history they were living through. For decades their words have been held in the Mass-Observation Archive, a time capsule of ordinary voices that might otherwise have been forgotten. These voices tell the human story behind the iconic events of those six years, of the individuals grappling with a world turned upside down.
From panic-buying and competitively digging for victory to extraordinary acts of bravery, Blitz Spirit is a remarkable collection of real wartime experiences that represent the best and worst of human nature in the face of adversity. Resonant, darkly funny and deeply moving, this new collection will reveal what it was like to live through a crisis of unprecedented proportions. A cacophony of hope, cynicism and resilience, Blitz Spirit celebrates ordinary lives – however small – and shines a light on the people we were, and the people we are now.
- Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (3 Nov. 2022)
- Language: English
- Paperback
- 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1529347084
- ISBN-13: 978-1529347081
- Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.9 cm
About the author:
Becky Brown
