The People’s War
Unheard Stories: Life on the Battlefront and at Home in World War II
Impossibile aggiungere al carrello
Rimozione dalla Lista desideri non riuscita.
Non è stato possibile aggiungere il titolo alla Libreria
Non è stato possibile seguire il Podcast
Esecuzione del comando Non seguire più non riuscita
Attiva il tuo abbonamento Audible a 0,99 €/mese per 3 mesi per ottenere questo titolo a un prezzo esclusivo riservato agli iscritti.
The People’s War
Acquista ora a 27,95 €
-
Di:
-
John Willis
A proposito di questo titolo
Brought to you by Penguin.
Read by the author, with Christine Kavanagh, Rosina Aichner, Laurence Dobeisz, Joe Jameson, Conor Macleod, Jamie Zubairi, Ayesha Antoine, Naruto Komatsu, Alfie Thompson, Chris Thompson, Nile Faure-Bryan, Sam Heaton, Michael Pender, Brónagh Grace and Ru Merritt.
There was a German bomber flying right towards us – a Dornier, one of their biggest. It was so low we could see the pilot flying it and the gunner in the nose of the bomber pointing his machine gun at us…
Schoolboy in Kent, during the Battle of Britain
My legs pressed harder around my father's waist; my arms nearly choked him. The humming of Japanese aircraft was loud enough for everyone to hear now, and panic spread like ink on a blotter.
Child saying goodbye to her parents, Singapore 1942
In the early 2000s, the BBC set up one of its biggest oral history archives, recording the lives and experiences of the ordinary people who lived through World War Two. It amounted to 47,000 testimonies and over 400 diaries and letters, all of which have remained hidden in the archives for twenty years – until now.
In The People's War, John Willis unearths untold stories of everyday bravery, moments of terror, and tales of life-affirming community, that guide us through the years of the Second World War. From soldiers in North Africa and prisoners of war in East Asia, to evacuees in the British countryside and women in the factories, The People's War is a truly ambitious and comprehensive journey through a devastating and pivotal period of our history, as you've never read before.
Follow the remarkable stories of ordinary individuals who lived, fought, grieved, loved, and survived through World War Two.
© John Willis 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025