Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War: Family Stories of Survival in the Blitz

by Stephen Wade

This book features the design, creation and use of air raid shelters, including interviews with people who used them during the Second World War. The different types of bunkers/air raid shelters (both public and in people's gardens) are covered and the strength and weakness of their designs discussed, using original designs and primary material. The nostalgia/social history of the book covers people's experiences of staying in the air raid shelters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848843275
• ISBN13: 9781848843271
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"