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An eye-opening account of what Londoners suffered during World War II--the bombing, the family disruptions, the rationing and standing in line for food and clothing items, the constant danger. The author goes into some detail about this council and that agency (and there seemed to be an endless amount of them) and this neighborhood and that street--details which went right over the head of this American reader. But the human stories are fascinating and the images of the London which emerged from six years of war are compelling. It's also very interesting to see exactly how the welfare state emerged from the government programs set up during the war, and how people's expectations of government were changed by the war years. A long but satisfying read for anyone who's interested in World War II.
