People at War, 1939-1945
While troops fought hard for their lives on the Front, those who stayed at home during the Second World War turned a struggle for survival into a normal way of life. This book presents ten personal accounts of the ways in which the lives of citizens at home and at the sharp end on the front line were affected--from the courage of a curate's wife during a murderous raid, to the brutalities of a Japenese prisoner-of-war camp. Situations both exciting and repressive, challenging and terrifying, are vividly portrayed. What emerges is a lasting testimony to the unsung heroes of the war; a moving and immensely readable collection. -- Back cover.