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‘The cinematic clarity of Gardiner’s descriptions of accidents and ceremonies tells more about the decade than a page of statistics.…or the depth of its research, the quality of the writing and the sheer richness and vibrancy of the material, this is a quite outstanding work of social history’ Telegraph
‘It is comfortably the definitive account of a decade that has been much maligned’ Daily Telegraph
‘A definitive, vividly detailed book on a complex decade, which is a joy to read’ History Today
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Reviews for "Wartime": "Juliet Gardiner's Wartime vibrantly captures, through personal accounts and vast research, what Britain was like under the siege, while at the same time giving a clear picture of the wider war in which its servicemen and women fought. She summons up the atmosphere and the emotions of the time vividly" Daily Mail "It's all here in Juliet Gardiner's ambitious new study of life in wartime Britain. A minor monument of scholarship, this book is big in both size and scope, but biggest of all in terms of sheer exhilarating readability" The Scotsman
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Juliet Gardiner's work is a heavyweight in every sense, but the strain on the arms is well worth the effort. Her book is rightly sub-titled an intimate study for that is precisely what it is. We often tend to view the Thirties as little more than a dull prelude to the following decade but Ms Gardiner's work takes us into territory that is usually glossed over because we all know what happened next. Because of its length many may find this a daunting book but Ms Gardiner shares with many contemporary historians an easy facility with words and the text flows smoothly and the sheer volume of the work ceases to be a deterrent if it ever was. For this reader there was a pleasing absence of polemic - the author does not, as so many are wont to do, seek to take sides and and treats such emotive issues as re-armament and the Spanish Civil War as phenomena to be explained rather than preached. After reading the book I was not only better informed but also felt much wiser.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I brought it as a present for my mother, who is from that era, she found it a fascinating review and one that brought back good and bad memories of a different England, whilst also providing an insight into events that happened, but which she only remembered one aspect of. This is the advantage of waiting a few decades before trying to encapsulate an era or trying to give a rounded view of events, you can more fully judge and give an overview based on multiple inputs. With a tongue slightly in the cheek she reported that it was heavier than she might have liked for bedtime reading, perhaps I should have waited for it to come out in paperback?
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoy a big fat history book and I really enjoyed this one! From the beautiful enigmatic picture on the front jacket (I want to be that woman) to the satifying length of the text, everything was a delight.
Although the Thirties is not really a "forgotten" decade, it does rather get missed out between both World Wars other than some kind of sunlit uplands where everyone wore beautiful clothes and looked and danced like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or was downtrodden and poor like the Jarrow Marchers. Both extremes are examined here as well as everyday life for the majority of people and very interesting it is too.
I love Juliet Gardiner's books and look forward to the next one!
Although the Thirties is not really a "forgotten" decade, it does rather get missed out between both World Wars other than some kind of sunlit uplands where everyone wore beautiful clothes and looked and danced like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or was downtrodden and poor like the Jarrow Marchers. Both extremes are examined here as well as everyday life for the majority of people and very interesting it is too.
I love Juliet Gardiner's books and look forward to the next one!
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A MOMENTOUS DECADE
I really enjoyed this book.It is social hiostory written in an academic,but readable style.The aspect which struck me,and supports the quotation that'history repeats itself'was the... Read more
Published 11 days ago by bibliophile
Juliet Gardiner
I enjoyed Wartime Britain. Juliet Gardiner writes fluently, coherently and cohesively. I look forward to a Kindle download a bit cheaper than this.
Published 4 months ago by McClane
An impressive look at an eventful decade
This is a book that I had wanted to read since it was first published in hardback but, with other priorities interfering, I only got round to buying a copy in paperback a couple of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Stuey
Everything about 1930's UK
This book covers all aspects of life in UK in the 1930s. The first chapters cover unemployment - perhaps the defining problem of the era. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MB932
The Thirties, A to Z
Virtual encyclopaedia of the 1930s in Great Britain, covering, in addition to the parlous economy and the social dislocation connected to it, trends in architecture, the arts and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. M. Ravitz
A decade in the shadow of world war
This review is based on my reading of the Kindle version, and I think it is appropriate to add that if this book had not been available as an e-book, then I probably would not have... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. Sarah Crabtree
A later life catch up
I was born in Coventry in 1935. As I was raised in North Manchester and I was curious to know 'why Coventry'. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Funkyronstersdad
"The Thirties: An Intimate History of Britain"
I received the book only a few days ago and am very much in the beginning of the read. The print is rather small, and the book 700 pages in length. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Constance Tate
The Thirties
After the Roaring Twenties, the Thirties is often considered a depressing (it has even been called a morbid) decade. Read more
Published 15 months ago by S Riaz
Disappointingly careless
I have read a number of books about the 1930s, a period that I find fascinating, but this book has disappointed me greatly. Read more
Published 16 months ago by N Platts
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