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The Myth of the Blitz Book

The Myth of the Blitz was nurtured at every level of society. It rested upon the assumed invincibility of an island race distinguished by good humour, understatement and the ability to pluck victory from the jaws of defeat by team work, improvisation and muddling through.In fact, in many ways, the Blitz was not like that. Sixty-thousand people were conscientious objectors; a quarter of London's population fled to the country; Churchill and the royal family were booed while touring the aftermath of air-raids; Britain was not bombed into classless democracy.Angus Calder provides a compelling examination of the events of 1940 and 1941 - when Britain 'stood alone' against the Luftwaffe - and of the Myth which sustained her 'finest hour'.Read More

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    During World War II there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the myth of the Blitz. The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted common conception of pastoral England and the perfect gentleman.

  • Waterstones

    During World War II, there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the ''myth of the Blitz''. The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted, common conception of pastoral England and the perfect

  • 0712698205
  • 9780712698207
  • Angus Calder
  • 13 August 1992
  • Pimlico
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 302
  • New edition
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