4 QUOTES WITH «THE BLITZ»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
the Blitz.
My room is dominated by the huge painting, which is a copy of 'The Violation' by the Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux. The original was destroyed during the Blitz in 1940, and I commissioned an artist I know, Brigid Marlin, to make a copy from a photograph. I never stop looking at this painting and its mysterious and beautiful women.
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke, from the grit stirred up every day by the jackhammers still clearing out rubble from the Blitz.
Times were very hard if you were a poor, politically correct Jewish girl living in the east end of London during the Blitz and you were trying to eke out a living as a hairdresser.
I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE BLITZ»
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the Blitz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Blitz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Blitz:
The British Under Attack
Revealing, original and beautifully written, THE BLITZ is a much- needed exploration of one of the most important moments in Second World War history.
Published in association with the Imperial War Museum, this series uses primary source evidence such as diaries, posters, newspaper cuttings and oral accounts to portray life on the Home Front.
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Broadcasts from
the Blitz
The broadcasting pioneer at the nexus between journalism and foreign policy
Philip Seib autofilled, 2006
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The First Day of
the Blitz: September 7, 1940
This book tells of the impact that this terror from the skies had on British people and the course of war.
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Broadcasts from
the Blitz: How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead ...
Examines Edward R. Murrow's groundbreaking radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1941 that brough the Blitz into American living rooms.
'This is a book written with style, scholarship and compassion, which can only enhance and deepen our understanding of a still critical episode in modern British history.
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From
the Crash to
the Blitz, 1929-1939
In unforgettable words and images, Cabell Phillips takes the reader from the crash of the stock market to the crash of bombs in Poland.
Cabell B. H. Phillips, 2000
The Bulgarian Nobel Prize winner recounts in a frank, acerbic, and cranky way his years of British exile.
But, with stoicism and humour, life went on. We Remember the Blitz is packed with vivid recollections from this important time in British history. Waking up in a damp shelter to the sound of bombing.
Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw, 2012
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The Blitz:
The British Under Attack
In a series of powerful accounts drawn from diaries, letters, sound archives and interviews recorded during the period of devastation, discovery and transformation that make the blitz such an outstanding event in Britain's recent past, "The ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE BLITZ»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Blitz is used in the context of the following news items.
Dancing Through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story, review …
At the heart of the thoroughly entertaining Dancing Through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story (BBC Two) was neither the Blitz nor Blackpool nor any big band ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Happy landing for MVL in Norway Chess blitz as Magnus Carlsen …
The champion had the last laugh: he defeated Nakamura in their individual game and was in a good spirits when the Blitz was over despite losing two games. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Was your house bombed? Fascinating new interactive map …
A fascinating new map reveals the location of thousands of Second World War bombs dropped over London during the Blitz. More than 30,000 explosives ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
London WW2 bomb: Blitz spirit alive as thousands forced to shelter …
The Blitz spirit was alive and well as the discovery of a deadly unexploded Second World War bomb forced thousands to shelter in a leisure centre. Neighbours ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
Steve Strange: one of pop's secret architects
“People accuse the Blitz of being elitist,” says the club's website. ... While his fellow Blitz Kids fooled around with funk, Strange's band opted for sophistication, ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
How a Secret Squad Saved London From Flooding in the WWII Blitz
When bombs rained down on London during the Blitz, they fell on houses, on churches, and, less famously, on embankments along the River Thames. «Gizmodo, Nov 14»
THE BLITZ: Store locations for purchasing the new high school …
#The Daily Post's new Saturday high school football print edition, The Blitz, hits ... #The Blitz can be purchased at 83 locations in Gwinnett County at a variety of ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Aug 14»
Ballet in the Blitz: How World War Two Made British Ballet, BBC Four …
After Darcey Bussell's good-hearted but insightful discussion of her favourite ballerinas on BBC Two, Ballet in the Blitz: How World War Two Made British Ballet ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
London Blitz bomb web map a hit-and-miss affair
Last week a fanfare of press trumpets heralded the launch of Bomb Sight, an online map showing just where Luftwaffe bombs fell on London during the Blitz ... «Register, Dec 12»
London Blitz: Bomb Sight interactive map created
An interactive map showing the location of bombs dropped on London during World War II has been created. It reveals the devastation caused by the Blitz over ... «BBC News, Dec 12»
