The Spellmount Guide to London in the Second World War
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780752497471
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; History; HISTORY
Description: During the lead up to and over the course of the Second World War, London was a city transformed as it simultaneously became the front line and the command centre of Allied operations. The scale and speed of the city's transformation has been unparalleled in London's history as the government requisitioned buildings and defences were built while bombing wrought devastation across the city, changing it forever. This book will guide the reader, as a virtual tourist - or a real one - around war-time London. Buildings that had a specific war time use or have a link to an important event that.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Author's Note & Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations & Terms; About the Guidebook; 1 Kensington; 2 Belgravia; 3 Marylebone; 4 Mayfair; 5 St James's; 6 Whitehall & Westminster; 7 Regent's Park to Hackney; 8 Piccadilly to Aldwych; 9 The City of London & Tower Hamlets; 10 Southwark, Lambeth & Wandsworth; 11 The London Underground; 12 London's Memorials; 13 Military Museums; Travel & Guided Routes; Guided Routes; References; Copyright.