Waiting for Hitler ; Voices from Britain on the Brink of Invasion
by Gillies , Midge
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340837985
- ISBN 13
- 9780340837986
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340837985 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.29 X 5.91 X 1.57 inches; 368 pages; "In late summer 1940, Hitler told his army to prepare to invade England. The nation waited, breathless with tension, for the Nazi threat to become real.Acclaimed author Midge Gillies gathers together the personal accounts of those who still remember this time, with written sources from contemporary press reports, to diaries and letters, to illustrate and recreate the fear, suspense and even excitement of living in England in the shadow of the Nazis. A pair of sisters, determined that life should go on as normally as possible, carry on swimming and playing tennis - only to find themselves under suspicion of being sympathisers because of their seemingly carefree attitude. A group of former poachers and gamekeepers huddle in a woodland hideout, newly trained and prepared to blow up bridges and slit German throats. Citizens hide their most treasured possessions from the Nazis in biscuit tins, or bury them in graveyards.Over the weekend of September 7th, the code word for high alert flashed round the country, and with tensions at their height many assumed it to mean that the Nazis had already landed.Sunday September 8th was declared a National Day of Prayer - and seemed to many to be the beginning of the end." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16398
- Title
- Waiting for Hitler ; Voices from Britain on the Brink of Invasion
- Author
- Gillies , Midge
- Illustrator
- B&W Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0340837985
- ISBN 13
- 9780340837986
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0340837985, WWII, London, Hitler, Germany, Great Britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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