Book description
11:15 am, 3 September 1939. The nation gathers around their radios to
hear Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain make the announcement they
have feared for months: Britain is at war with Germany. Seventy years
on from that historic day, this is the definitive history of the
build-up to, outbreak and first few months of World War Two, from the
events of early 1939, right through to the first war-time Christmas.
Drawing on the Imperial War Museum's extensive archives, this book
will feature the personal stories of real men and women who lived
through the startling events of that year, as well as those who were
actively involved in the political negotiations and their aftermath.
Featuring numerous photographs and the voices of key players, as
well as contributions from well-known figures who were directly
affected by the build up to an outbreak of war, this will be a unique
document of an extraordinary year in our history.
Terry Charman is the Senior Historian at the Imperial War Museum,
where he has worked since 1974. He is a frequent lecturer on the First
and Second World Wars and has contributed to magazines and journals on a
range of subjects. He has also worked as a consultant for a wide range
of publications and has appeared on and been associated with numerous
documentaries, television and radio programmes and films, including
Foyle's War
and
Schindler's List.
He is the author of
The German Home Front 1939-1945
.
