Books

7 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The great fire The great fire Shirley Hazzard In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn from their past, to dream again. Some will ful… OL103065W
The home front during World War II in American history The home front during World War II in American history R. Conrad Stein Describes the experiences of those men and women who remained in the United States during World War II, discussing their emotional ups and downs, financial status, hard work, patriotism, fear, tensio… OL15036404W
Finest hour Finest hour Tim Clayton,Phil Craig Sixty years ago, Europe lay at the feet of Adolf Hitler. Standing between Hitler and world domination was the just-appointed Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a few hundred pilots in the Royal Air… OL3343217W
Taken by force Taken by force J. Robert Lilly xxxi, 235 pages : 23 cm OL3489851W
Don't you know there's a war on? Don't you know there's a war on? Richard R. Lingeman Engaging history of the American home front during World War ll. Lingeman combs a variety of sources to give a realistic view of what it was like to be in America during these years. This full portra… OL4312540W
Stranger in the house Stranger in the house Julie Summers A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War. OL6222137W
Our street Our street Gilda O'Neill Our Street is the perfect companion to Gilda O'Neill's bestselling My East End. This book focuses on the lives of Londoners in the East End during the Second World War. Showing the concerns, hopes an… OL927188W