In this vivid memoir, Douglas Model tells the incredible true story of his wartime childhood in Wembley amidst the horrors of the Blitz. Contrasting his peaceful infant life - which included a hiking holiday to Nazi Germany in 1934 - with the terrors of war, Douglas remembers his schooling, friendships and childhood mischief alongside the everyday realities of bombing raids, gas masks and rationing.Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London provides an invaluable account of significant wartime events through the eyes of a child, including the fall of France, the Dunkirk evacuation, the horrifying discoveries of Nazi concentration camps and, at long last, the sweetness of Allied victory.
ISBN: | 9780750999625 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Imprint: | The History Press |
Published date: | 07 Jul 2022 |
DEWEY: | 940.53092 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Weight: | 256g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 19mm |