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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86109989 Title: The first day of the blitz : September 7, 1940 Author: Peter Stansky Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007. ISBN/ISSN: 9780300125566 0300125569 9780300143355 0300143354 OCLC:86109989

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The first day of the blitz : September 7, 1940

Author:	Peter Stansky
Publisher:	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"On September 7, 1940, the long-feared and anticipated attack by the German Luftwaffe plunged London into a cauldron of fire and devastation. This compelling book recreates that day in all its horror, using rich archival sources and first-hand accounts, many never before published. Eminent historian Peter Stansky weaves together the stories of people who recorded their experiences of the opening hours of the Blitz. Read more...
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Subjects	World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London. London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941. England -- London. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Nonfiction History
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Stansky, Peter, 1932- First day of the blitz. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007 (OCoLC)608430730
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Peter Stansky Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780300125566 0300125569 9780300143355 0300143354
OCLC Number:	86109989
Description:	xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:	The beginning "In the perspective of history, the Lesson of London may be that 'Black Saturday', September 7th, 1940 was as significant in its own way--as Bastille Day, July 14th, 1789." -- Preparing for war "Men tend their gardens undisturbed" -- September 7, 1940 "Everything looked liked fairyland" -- The second raid "The peace was shattered" -- Civil defence "You just headed for the glow in the sky" -- Picking up the pieces "It almost broke our hearts" -- The people's war "It's our nerve versus his" -- An ideal but impermanent city "Whoever gets it next, it won't be you" -- The Myth, the Reality "Our power to cope with fear."
Responsibility:	Peter Stansky.
More information:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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On September 7, 1940, the Blitz began. The strategic bombing of London, by over one thousand planes on that night alone, was recognised at the time as being a direct measure to break the country's Read more...

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"'Stansky makes well-judged use of eyewitness accounts to highlight the reality behind the myth. Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times 'He offers a vivid account of how Londoners withstood attack. Recent Read more...

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