The day we went to war
By: by Terry Charman ; [foreword by Melvyn Bragg]
Contributors: Imperial War Museum (Great Britain); Ulverscroft Foundation
Publisher: Magna Large Print; Magna Large Print Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9780750535106
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Causes; Large type books; History; War
Work titles: Outbreak 1939
Description: "As the people of Britain gathered around their radios, the Prime Minister confirmed what many had feared for months: Britain was at war with Germany. Drawing on the Imperial War Museum's extensive archives, this book features the personal stories of men and women who lived through the startling events of the first year of the Second World War. From the first shot fired to the first wartime Christmas, The Day We Went To War is a unique, personal and affecting account of one of the most tumultuous years in British history."--Back cover.
Notes: Standard print ed. originally published: as Outbreak 1939. London: Virgin, 2009.

Published under the auspices of the Ulverscroft Foundation and in association with the Imperial War Museum.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Melvyn Bragg; title: Introduction; title: 1. Countdown to war; title: 2. Friday, 1 September 1939; title: 3. Saturday, 2 September 1939; title: 4. Sunday, 3 September 1939; title: 5. The fall of Poland; title: 6. The war in the air; title: 7. The war on land; title: 8. The war at sea; title: 9. The Empire at war; title: 10. The Beer Hall bomb [8 November 1939]; title: 11. The Venlo incident [9 November 1939]; title: 12. The war on the Home Front; title: 14. Lord Haw Haw [William Joyce]; title: 15. The winter war; title: 16. Christmas and the end of the year; title: Epilogue.