Christmas at war : heartwarming true stories of how Britain came together on the Home Front
Taggart, Caroline, 1954-2018
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No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home to keep them safe from bombing; your husband, father, and brothers off fighting goodness knows where. How in the world does one celebrate Christmas? That was the situation facing the people of Britain for six long years during the Second World War. For some of them, Christmas was an ordinary day: they couldn't afford merrymaking - and had little to be merry about. Others, particularly those with children, did what little they could. These first-hand reminiscences tell of making crackers with no crack in them and shouting 'Bang!' when they were pulled; of carol-singing in the blackout, torches carefully covered so that no passing bombers could see the light, and of the excitement of receiving a comic, a few nuts and an apple in your Christmas stocking.
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Author:
Taggart, Caroline, 1954-, author
Imprint:
London : John Blake, [2018]©2018
Collation:
xvii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781786068149 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
941.084941.084 TAGG
Language:
English
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BRN:
1134076
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