- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Trinity Mirror Sport Media (8 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0954687191
- ISBN-13: 978-0954687199
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 571,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Adolf Hitler threw everything he could at Merseyside in the early stages of the Second World War. The region was torn apart and huge areas were flattened, but the one thing the Luftwaffe could not destroy was the spirit of the people. Hitler had ordered that the port, with its vital Atlantic links, should be destroyed and he almost succeeded. The death toll here was twice that of any other British port. In 14 raids on Liverpool and Bootle alone 3,100 tonnes of high explosives were dropped, 3,966 Merseyside civilians were killed between August 1940 and January 1942 and more than 3,000 seriously injured, over the eight days and nights of the May Blitz 100,000 house were destroyed or damaged on the Liverpool side of the river alone, in one week alone 41,000 people in Liverpool had to be found temporary accommodation because their homes had been destroyed. Merseysiders stood side by side throughout this nightmare period and one man, Liverpool Echo Blitz Correspondent Arthur Johnson, ensured that the facts would be preserved forever in a remarkable personal diary that he meticulously kept as he toured war-torn Liverpool night after night. Now his amazing insight into Merseyside at war is revealed in a new book that features the entire diary, exactly as it was written, plus many photographs from the unmatchable archive of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo. Johnson, then in his early thirties, knew that the newspaper reports he submitted would be subject to the censor and that the truth would almost certainly not appear in the papers. The government policy was that there must be little bad war news for the public. So every time he returned home he would tap out the true story of the terrible massacres and bombings he had seen. He filed his reports in a grey folder entitled "Air Raid Records". The folder was kept locked away as it was totally illegal to keep records of this nature. Now the contents of this historic diary can be fully revealed. Arthur Johnson, whose son of the same name would later work for the local media, was a real character. What would he think about his secret diary being published 60 years after his death?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great reading.,
By
This review is from: Merseyside's Secret Blitz Diary: Liverpool at War (Paperback)
I was born during the blitz in Wallasey, Merseyside and it made excellent reading for me. The book is of special interest to people like me but I am sure it would also be of interest to anyone wanting to know about this terrible time. Well worth a read.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > War & Espionage > World War I
- Books > Biography > War & Espionage > World War II
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Ireland
- Books > History > Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts
- Books > History > Military History
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Battles & Campaigns
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Biographies & Memoirs
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Britain
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Origins
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > The Blitz
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
