I love reading about WW II. This book gave a different viewpoint on how people cooed. Excellent book!

Princess Fuzzypants here: There are many moving stories from WWII but some of the most poignant ones are the stories of the people of Britain who, with the Commonwealth, stood alone against the Nazis. This is an excellent book on the people who fought on the front lines, even though those front lines happened to be right in their own homes.

It covers all aspects of the bravery of the Blitz from the common person in the street to the various groups and organizations that rallied to maintain some semblance of order and security when the world was, literally, blowing up all around them. While other books that focus on one thing or another go into much deeper analysis, this book gives a satisfying overview of what life must have been like. It talks about the people who worked on the land and in the home front services. It talks about the children and parents who were separated both before the bombs fell and afterwards. It talks about those at home with loved ones in the fight or in a prisoner of war camp or worse still whereabouts and conditions unknown.

It is a thorough rendering of what life was like during those years without being heavy handed or ponderous as some histories can become. Set up in short chapters, the reader could devour the book in one go or take it in bit sized chunks. For those interested in the human side of the war, it is an excellent book. Five purrs and two paws up.

This was a fascinating look at the people who lived survived on the home front.From the children who were taken out of their family to live for their own safety.The gas masks that became a normal part of life.The fear of being bombed this book really explains what the home front felt life.The photographs really enhanced our understanding.#netgalley #pen&sword

I read a lot of books set in UK during WWII but this book made me meet the people who lived through the war and understand how hard it was.
The pictures were fascinating, heartbreaking and I was struck by the faces and what I read.
It's an informative, heartbreaking and fascinating book, full of food for thought.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a fascinating book that really gives the reader a view of war from the home front. The pictures really added a lot to it.
The part about the different types of gas masks was informative to me as I never realized there were more than one type. To see the pictures of them men, women, and even children and babies wearing those gas masks was heartbreaking but they seemed to adjust to life in war and having to carry the masks all the time.
I was also impressed with how organized each division of labor was and how it greatly included women and even older children.