About the book
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1 – Life during the war
Being at war
The war effort
The black market
Being creative
Children from across the world
The war
Women
The women left at home
The changing role of women
Those who didn’t go to war
Food and drink
School and education
Having fun
Children having fun
Adults having fun
The victory celebrations – everyone having fun
Staying at home
Some general memories
Bombings and shootings
The house and air raid shelters
Childhood
Being evacuated in UK
The good times
The not-so-good times
Some final thoughts
Part 2 – Personal Stories
Jean’s story
One nation, two cultures - John stayed at home but had evacuees in his home
Rosemary’s childhood wartime memories
Being evacuated overseas – Fred Steele, Alan Corbishley, Beryl Harris, Dorothy Pelosi and Harry Hargreaves tell their stories
Harold’s story of being a Bevin Boy after he was evacuated and lived at home
Planning for D-day – Mary’s memories
The end of the war celebrations – Bob’s memories from the diary he kept
The memories of a young Wren
Part 3 – More wartime memories
More memories from those who stayed at home
General memories
Bombings and shootings
Childhood
More memories from those who were evacuated
The good times
The not-so-good times
Friendships
Part 4 – Helpful information
A list of words and their meanings.
A brief list, in date order, of events during the war in the UK
Bibliography. This is quite short as most of the material has come from the people themselves