Backs to the Wall: The Heroic Story of the People of London During World War II."London Can Take It", said the slogans on the gutted tenements of the East End. And take it she did, for five cruel years of onslaught which all but shattered her magnificent spirit. This is the story of how London lived during World War II, and of the agonies, privations, pungent humor and bravery of her citizens -- ordinary people leading extraordinary lives in the most dangerous city on earth. |
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The Last Days of Peace | 3 |
The Phony War | 21 |
The Buds of May | 27 |
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