Mr Brown's War

A Diary from the Home Front

Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
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Author: ISBN: 9780752472324
Publisher: The History Press Publication: October 21, 2011
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780752472324
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: October 21, 2011
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

Richard Brown kept a personal diary throughout the whole of World War II. He used it to record the course of the conflict as he perceived it, gleaned from the newspapers, the wireless, and hearsay. As well as describing the development of the war, Brown captured a vivid image of life in wartime Britain, with rationing, blackout restrictions, interrupted sleep, the prospect of evacuation, and the enormous burden placed on civilians coping with a full-time job as well as war work. Richard Brown was a well-informed man who made his own judgments. His attitude to the war is fascinating, as he never doubts ultimate victory, despite being impatient and critical of the conduct of the war. His observations range from the pithy to the humorous and scathing. Above all, his diaries reflect the moral and social attitudes of the period, and the desire to be fully involved in the war effort. They also totally refute the argument that the British public were kept in the dark.

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Richard Brown kept a personal diary throughout the whole of World War II. He used it to record the course of the conflict as he perceived it, gleaned from the newspapers, the wireless, and hearsay. As well as describing the development of the war, Brown captured a vivid image of life in wartime Britain, with rationing, blackout restrictions, interrupted sleep, the prospect of evacuation, and the enormous burden placed on civilians coping with a full-time job as well as war work. Richard Brown was a well-informed man who made his own judgments. His attitude to the war is fascinating, as he never doubts ultimate victory, despite being impatient and critical of the conduct of the war. His observations range from the pithy to the humorous and scathing. Above all, his diaries reflect the moral and social attitudes of the period, and the desire to be fully involved in the war effort. They also totally refute the argument that the British public were kept in the dark.

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