Brighton at War 1939-45
Seiten
2021
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-4738-8593-6 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-4738-8593-6 (ISBN)
First in-depth study of the Second World War as lived in Brighton and its suburbs.
Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources. These precautions stood the town in good stead when the first bombs fell on it in mid-1940 and during the many subsequent attacks.
The resort did not, admittedly, suffer as grievously as some others on the South Coast, yet civilian casualties totalled nearly 1,000, of whom over 200 were killed, 357 were seriously injured and 433 slightly injured.
This is not the first book to reveal the toll of the bombs locally, but it is the first to describe, in parallel, day-to-day events and societal responses during the nearly six years of conflict. As elsewhere, restrictions often made life arduous for residents. Yet despite the hardship, the town's citizens even marshalled sufficient resources to 'adopt' two battleships and generously saved towards assisting with other wartime causes, such as help to our ally, Russia.
The hospitality trade and resort-related services suffered greatly during the periods when the defence ban on entering the town was enforced. In many respects, however, life went on largely as before, particularly in the spheres of entertainment, leisure and some sports.
Douglas d'Enno, an authority on the history of Brighton and environs, shows in meticulous detail, in absorbing text and numerous pictures, how life in wartime Brighton was a struggle for many, but never dull.
Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources. These precautions stood the town in good stead when the first bombs fell on it in mid-1940 and during the many subsequent attacks.
The resort did not, admittedly, suffer as grievously as some others on the South Coast, yet civilian casualties totalled nearly 1,000, of whom over 200 were killed, 357 were seriously injured and 433 slightly injured.
This is not the first book to reveal the toll of the bombs locally, but it is the first to describe, in parallel, day-to-day events and societal responses during the nearly six years of conflict. As elsewhere, restrictions often made life arduous for residents. Yet despite the hardship, the town's citizens even marshalled sufficient resources to 'adopt' two battleships and generously saved towards assisting with other wartime causes, such as help to our ally, Russia.
The hospitality trade and resort-related services suffered greatly during the periods when the defence ban on entering the town was enforced. In many respects, however, life went on largely as before, particularly in the spheres of entertainment, leisure and some sports.
Douglas d'Enno, an authority on the history of Brighton and environs, shows in meticulous detail, in absorbing text and numerous pictures, how life in wartime Brighton was a struggle for many, but never dull.
DOUGLAS d'ENNO is a freelance translator, local historian and journalist whose companion volume _Brighton in the Great War_ was published by Pen & Sword in 2016/. He is also the author of a comprehensive first volume on Britain's fishermen and their vessels in the First World War (_Fishermen Against the Kaiser_, 2010). His first book, _The Saltdean Story_ (1985), was followed by a dozen or so factual titles between 2001 and 2018, including _Brighton Crime and Vice, 1800-2000_ (2007). He has also contributed local history features to the _Brighton & Hove Gazette_, the _Evening Argus/Argus_ and local/community publications. He lives in Saltdean, near Brighton, and is currently working on a new railway-related volume.
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.10.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Towns & Cities in World War Two |
Zusatzinfo | 50 black and white illustrations |
Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4738-8593-0 / 1473885930 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4738-8593-6 / 9781473885936 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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