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Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War. Family Stories of Survival in the Blitz

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#220678
Titel	Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War. Family Stories of Survival in the Blitz
Auteur	Wade, Stephen
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Pen & Sword, Barnsley
Jaar van uitgave	2011
ISBN10	1848843275
ISBN13	9781848843271
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	This book features the design, creation and use of air raid shelters, including interviews with people who used them during the Second World War. The different types of bunkers/air raid shelters (both public and in people's gardens) are covered and the strength and weakness of their designs discussed, using original designs and primary material. The nostalgia/social history of the book covers people's experiences of staying in the air raid shelters. These are divided into topics, including getting to the shelters (how they reacted to the sirens or whether they just moved into the shelters, especially those in gardens, long-term), facilities, health issues, morale and safety, both real and perceived. In recent years, air raid shelters have been converted into different uses, including ho... (Lees verder)mes, and the book will finish with a brief chapter concerning the future and preservation of these once vital buildings.
Pagina's	192
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 12,50

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