text The love-charm of bombs : restless lives in the Second World War
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A portrait of World War II-era London by five literary volunteers documents their experiences as ambulance drivers, firefighters, and other civilian aids through five years of war, beginning with a single night in September 1940.
- Contents
- Part I. One Night in the Lives of Five Writers : September 26, 1940 -- Newsreel -- 7 p.m. : Blackout -- 10 p.m. : Fire -- 1 a.m. : Rescue -- 6 a.m. : All Clear -- Part II. The Blitz : September 1940-May 1941 -- "War, she thought, was sex" -- "Irel... Read more
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- Description
- 519 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- St Martins Pr 2013
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 940.5342 FEI in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 940.5342 FEI in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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