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I've been reading the above book online, which I got free, downloaded to my Adobe Digital Editions. Having had Great Grandparents in Chelsea in London during the Blitz, I was drawn to this book. If a person was inclined to start a bombing war, one would be encouraged to read this book. So, in order to give you all a taste of this book, here's an excerpt:
"The familiar London of streets rapidly disappeared & one became used to a nightmare new landscape rubble where houses had been. When one went to these during the actual Blitz, in the small hours of the morning, when the only light was from incendiary bombs or burning houses, one of the noticeable features reminiscent of the more civilised period were the cats whose homes had been destroyed. They were usually present in force, leaping about madly, occasionally pulling themselves together, & trying to get back to what they knew as home, or people they had known. This characteristic made them useful to us as guides. The newly-made rubble was often very treacherous to move on, and even a dog would have disappeared in it, but the cats seemed to be able to leap and light about on it like birds.
That was London, in October of 1940, when there seemed no reason why the bombing should not go on for years."
I believe this portion was given to the writer from someone like the air wardens. Another part of book I especially liked was the description of the population in general, as going on with their lives as they could, & many being very happy & stalwart during this time. I am an admirer of Winston Churchill, & the author described him as not being afraid, & how that did inspire the populace to have a "stiff upper lip", & to live normally.
Hope someone else will read the book! Joan
"The familiar London of streets rapidly disappeared & one became used to a nightmare new landscape rubble where houses had been. When one went to these during the actual Blitz, in the small hours of the morning, when the only light was from incendiary bombs or burning houses, one of the noticeable features reminiscent of the more civilised period were the cats whose homes had been destroyed. They were usually present in force, leaping about madly, occasionally pulling themselves together, & trying to get back to what they knew as home, or people they had known. This characteristic made them useful to us as guides. The newly-made rubble was often very treacherous to move on, and even a dog would have disappeared in it, but the cats seemed to be able to leap and light about on it like birds.
That was London, in October of 1940, when there seemed no reason why the bombing should not go on for years."
I believe this portion was given to the writer from someone like the air wardens. Another part of book I especially liked was the description of the population in general, as going on with their lives as they could, & many being very happy & stalwart during this time. I am an admirer of Winston Churchill, & the author described him as not being afraid, & how that did inspire the populace to have a "stiff upper lip", & to live normally.
Hope someone else will read the book! Joan
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