London at war [electronic resource] : relics of the home front from the World Wars / Alan Brooks.

"The aim of this book is simple. It is to provide a selection or atlas of photographs of items relating to the home front in London during the two world wars. Most importantly, these items must be reasonably available for viewing to the general public in real life. There are (essentially) no milita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brooks, Alan, 1943-
Language:	English
Published:	Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Wharncliffe Books, 2011.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > England > London. World War, 1939-1945 > England > London. Memorials > England > London > Pictorial works. London (England) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Pictorial works. London (England) > Description and travel.
Genre:	Pictorial works.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO) eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2011 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	London at War: Relics of the Home Front From the World Wars
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Prologue : 'Black Sunday'
The dress rehearsal : the First World War
The inter-war years
The London Blitz, and after
V for revenge : the V weapons
Give me shelter
Scars, shells and carbuncles
A home from home : exile and headquarters
WW2 civilian war graves and memorials
Odds and ends, other memorials and fakes
Be your own blitz detective ('BYOBD').