I’ve been umming and awwing for a while now about how I can share the books I’m reading with you all (Home Front Solution #15). I didn’t want to bore you all with huge paragraphs on each one but still wanted to let you know when I found something brilliant so I’ve made this virtual…
List updated February 2023 🙂 So I’m back with my Home Front list, finally. Please forgive my delay, since we last spoke and I talked of calmness and space to think, I’ve unexpectedly moved house (this place will be long term, the chickens wouldn’t forgive me if they moved for a 5th time in a…
Blitz Spirit 1939-1945, Compiled by Becky Brown from the Mass-Observation Archive Hodder & Stoughton One line review: Perfect for a voyuristic WW2 fan who wants a historic perspective on the COVID pandemic We take for granted how easy it is to record and share our experiences now, with phones and social media at a click…
Histories of the Unexpected: World War II by Sam Willis & James Daybell £8.99 Atlantic Books SummaryThis book is part of a series that takes seemily insignificant objects or themes and neatly connects them to parts of history, in this case, my fave, WW2. What I loved: Favourite Facts Nazi Germany became a world leader,…
V for Victory 