The story of the first London Blitz, never before told.
Neil Hanson is the author of four acclaimed works of narrative history- The Custom of the Sea, The Dreadful Judgement,The Confident Hope of a Miracle. and The Unknown Soldier. He lives in Yorkshire with his family.
Neil Hanson is that rare beast - a popular historian who never
talks down to his readers. Clearly and engagingly written, his book
puts more academic historians to shame by discovering a big
subject, investigating it thoroughly and drawing bold but
far-reaching conclusions from it.
*Sunday Telegraph*
The 1940s bombing raids over London have taken such a powerful grip
upon our imagination that the existence of an earlier Blitz, in
World War I, will come to many readers as a complete surprise. Yet
as Neil Hanson...demonstrates in this gripping and well-researched
book, it was in may ways more terrifying
*Daily Mail*
Using first-hand witnesses plus government war records, Hanson
draws a powerful picture of the impact of these first air raids
*Time Out*
History invariably falls into two categories: academic and
narrative...To marry the two is a rare art - and it is an art Neil
Hanson has mastered...This is a compelling story compellingly
told...Gripping
*Navy News*
An author who shows a remarkable talent for dipping into history
and pulling out gems has done it again
*Bradford Telegraph & Argus*
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