Letters from the Blitz: Telling America the Truth about the British Experience of War

by Richard MacAlpine and MacApline

Book Overview

When war was declared in September 1939, everyday life for British citizens changed almost overnight. At the time, Winifred Graville of Sheffield, a gardener, writer and speaker well known in her local area, wrote a series of letters to her American cousin in Penn Yan, New York, describing the hardships and typical daily struggles her city experienced during the Blitz. At a time when American public opinion was strictly isolationist, Winifred's cousin...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750994290
• ISBN13: 9780750994293
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"