derrierloisirs.fr
» » England`s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941

Download England`s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941 ePub

by Vera Brittain

Vera Brittain Historical English
Download England`s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941 ePub
  • ISBN 0826480314
  • ISBN13 978-0826480316
  • Language English
  • Author Vera Brittain
  • Publisher Continuum; New edition (December 20, 2005)
  • Pages 248
  • Formats lrf lit docx azw
  • Category Biography
  • Subcategory Historical
  • Size ePub 1850 kb
  • Size Fb2 1292 kb
  • Rating: 4.9
  • Votes: 629
Download ePub Download Fb2

As Testament of Youth movingly showed, the First World War was to haunt Vera Brittain throughout her life. When Great Britain again declared war on Germany in 1939, she feared the worst. But although during these years much was to be endured by the British, much was also to be gained. This spirit of determination is vividly captured by Vera Brittain as she describes her own personal experiences set against the dramatic events of the early war years, events like the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz which were to become a part of history as 'England's Hour'.

Vera Brittain was a well-known writer and journalist in both Britain and America This item: England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Pages with related products

Vera Brittain was a well-known writer and journalist in both Britain and America. She begins this book in the summer of 1939 and ends it as the Battle of Britain is winding down. It was published originally in 1941, so the outcome of the war was not sure. The writing is almost what one would create in a diary or letters - describing her feelings, the residents of London and their adaptation to the bombing of the Blitz and the aerial battles overhead. She ventures out into the countryside and observes the differences. This item: England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Pages with related products. See and discover other items: books by vera brittain.

Vera Brittain (1894-1970) was a writer, journalist, pamphleteer and lecturer (on both sides of the Atlanic). Her novel Testament of Youth was an instant best seller. It was republished by Virago and made into a TV series. Библиографические данные. England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Издание: перепечатанное, исправленное.

Englands Hour book .

Start by marking Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941 as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read.

Электронная книга "England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941", Vera Brittain

Электронная книга "England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941", Vera Brittain. Эту книгу можно прочитать в Google Play Книгах на компьютере, а также на устройствах Android и iOS. Выделяйте текст, добавляйте закладки и делайте заметки, скачав книгу "England& Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941" для чтения в офлайн-режиме. This spirit of determination is vividly captured by Vera Brittain as she describes her own personal experiences set against the dramatic events of the early war years, events like the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz which were to become a part of history as 'England's Hour'.

Vera Brittain England's Hour.

This button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out. Tell us if something is incorrect. Englands Hour : An Autobiography 1939-1941. As Testament of Youth movingly showed, the First World War was to haunt Vera Brittain and when war was again declared on Germany in 1939, she feared the worst. But although during these years much was to be endured by the British, much was also to be gained. yeni baskı, düzeltilmiş.

Author: Brittain, Vera ISBN 10: 0826480314. As Testament of Youth movingly showed, the First World War was to haunt Vera Brittain throughout her life. Title: Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941 Item Condition: New. Will be clean, not soiled or stained. When Great Britain again declared war on Germany in 1939, she feared the worst.

Home Vera Brittain Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Bibliographic Details. Title: Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941

Home Vera Brittain Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Title: Englands Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941. Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic. Publication Date: 2005. About the Author: Vera Brittain (1894-1970) was a writer, journalist, pamphleteer and lecturer (on both sides of the Atlanic). Her autobiography, Testament of Youth was an instant best seller. Country of Publication. Biographies & Autobiographies.

England’s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941 (London: Macmillan, 1941; New York: Macmillan, 1941). Jean E. Kennard, Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby: A Working Partnership (Hanover, . Humiliation with Honour (London: Dakers, 1942; New York: Fellowship Publications, 1943). One of These Little Ones. Published for the University of New Hampshire by the University Press of New England, 1989).

Talk about England`s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941


Garr
Vera Brittain was a well-known writer and journalist in both Britain and America. She begins this book in the summer of 1939 and ends it as the Battle of Britain is winding down. It was published originally in 1941, so the outcome of the war was not sure.

The writing is almost what one would create in a diary or letters - describing her feelings, the residents of London and their adaptation to the bombing of the Blitz and the aerial battles overhead. She ventures out into the countryside and observes the differences. There are also continued reminders of how the East Enders lives were different both during and before the war.

The writing is in the present tense as the 15 months of England being at war began and continued. It is engrossing and interesting, especially since it is not written with the benefit of hindsight. Her heart breaks at the sending of her 2 children to America and we are able to see that process for her and others -the dilemma and the problems.

She can already see that Churchill's speeches will be historic. The scope of what she writes and includes is a window into this time...the pacifists, the bombed neighborhoods and the curiosity to see what has been bombed. We are witness to blown in windows and the thuds of anti-aircraft fire, the barrage balloons and reactions to air raid sirens.

This is indeed a book that anyone who is interested in Britain or WWII, even people in peril would be extremely interested in reading.
Boyn
Given that this was written by Vera Brittain, I am amazed at the quality of the book.

Famously vain, a failed feminist leader, a failed novelist, a failed poet, an anti-Semite, a person who condemned the Nuremburg Trials and considered the Holocaust to have been exaggerated, Brittain was also a critic of Britain's war effort at a time when it was fighting for its life! She became extremely unpopular w/ the British government, lost her travel privileges (she called it "house arrest"), and was strongly resented by much of the British public who had given and were giving so much to defeat the Nazis, only to be belittled and undermined by Brittain and her non-interventionist ilk. I'm deeply impressed by the "pluck" and steadfastness of the British People in general, but particularly in WW II.

And yet, w/ all of her vanity and failings, she was at least capable of writing a factual account of her experiences witnessing the Blitz. Her only good writing was autobiographical, so I suppose that that allowed her to write this credibly.
Related to England`s Hour: An Autobiography 1939-1941
▲