Memories of the Air War in East Anglia - Hardcover

Bowman, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841149381 ISBN 13: 9781841149387

Publisher: Halsgrove, 2009

Synopsis

`I was born in London but at the height of the war my family
moved to the coastal town of Ipswich in Suffolk. It was there
that I gained my first impression of real live Americans.There
were about five of them who were very much under the
influence of alcohol.Their hats were on the backs of their
heads and their ties were every way but the right way.Two of
them were sitting on the kerb and the others were holding
up a lamp post.They were singing.My immediate thought
was, "If this is a sample of the Americans who have come
over to help us, heaven help us".' M.L. Bury St Edmunds
`...It was at `The Dog' that we were officially welcomed to
England... When we entered the little pub, it was almost
empty. We went into the room with the dartboard and
ordered beer. "What kind of beer?"asked the man behind the
counter, a ruddy, pleasant man whose name was Mr. Watson.
"Oh just beer" we said. "Is this American money any good?"
We conferred about the money and Mr. Watson finally
decided to accept it after counsel with his wife. We tried the
mild beer. It was weak, watery and warm. "Haven't you
anything stronger?" we asked. Robert S. Arbib Jr
These are just two of the huge number of
reminiscences of people in East Anglia looking back
at the war years, when this peaceful English backwater
became `Little America', home to one of the
most intensive military operations ever staged -
the air war in Europe. In this fascinating book the
author chronicles the lives of ordinary people, of
the airmen and others who were involved in the
desperate struggle to free Europe from Nazi
tyranny. Illustrated with many photographs, taken
at the time, and since, this is a superb evocation of
a period when two nations were suddenly thrown
together in mutual cause, the resultant cultural
clash, and the unbreakable bonds tha

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Air War In East Anglia
Author: Martin W. Bowman
Hardback

In this fascinating book Martin Bowman chronicles the lives of ordinary people, airmen and others during the war years, including reminiscences from peoplev of East Anglia looking back at when this peaceful English backwater became `Little America', home to one of the most intensive military operations ever staged - the air war in Europe.

Illustrated with many photographs, taken at the time, and since, this is a superb evocation of a period when two nations were suddenly thrown together in mutual cause, the resultant cultural clash, and the unbreakable bonds that developed.

ISBN: 9781841149387
Publisher: Halsgrove

About this edition

• Publisher: Halsgrove
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1841149381
• ISBN 13: 9781841149387
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144