WAR’S LONG SHADOW

69 Months of the Second World War

 Edited by Charlotte Popescu

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Many survivors of the Second World War have lived beneath its long shadow for the last 60 years. It is only in their seventies or eighties that some have felt able to commit their memories to paper. This immensely readable book brings together the experiences of men, women and children from all walks of life as the war progresses over 69 months. 

There are harrowing accounts of capture, life as a Prisoner of War, escape and liberation; there are experiences of sailors surviving as their ships are sunk; there are reminiscences of bombing raids; there are letters from the desert and memories of battles raging in North Africa. There is an account by Lord Henniker who worked with Fitzroy Maclean and the Partisans in Yugoslavia and a daring mission by Colonel Walker Brown parachuting behind the lines in France with the SAS. And finally the Marquis of Aberdeen lends us his experiences of visiting brothels during the war.