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Blitz. The Story of 29th December 1940

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#251902
Titel	Blitz. The Story of 29th December 1940
Auteur	Gaskin, M.J.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London, Faber and Faber
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	057121794X
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	A thrilling account of 'the second great fire of London.' A quiet Sunday teatime and, in the City of London, clerks and draper's assistants, canteen ladies, caretakers, architects and clerics join firefighters and wardens preparing to protect their 'Square Mile' through the night. In France meanwhile, the Luftwaffe's elite pathfinders take off at the head of a terrifying fire-raid - designed to burn off, 'like weed patches from the air', London's ancient heart. The image of St Paul's that night amid clouds of black smoke immediately became the ultimate symbol of Britain's Blitz defiance. But the reality of this 'Second Great Fire of London', in all its unprecedented destruction and indomitable humanity, is almost lost amid myth and counter-myth. Now, in a stunningly vivid and immediate w... (Lees verder)ork of historical storytelling, M. J. Gaskin tells the true story of London's desperate hours. And she shows how, across the Atlantic, Americans agonized over the cost of aiding Britain's struggle against the Nazis - and the cost of letting her fall.
Pagina's	416
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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