Under Fire (eBook)

Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45

Stephen Bourne (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
256 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9583-2 (ISBN)

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During the Second World War all British citizens were called upon to do their part for their country. Despite facing the discriminatory 'colour bar', many black civilians were determined to contribute to the war effort where they could, volunteering as air-raid wardens, fire-fighters, stretcher-bearers and first-aiders. Meanwhile, black servicemen and women, many of them volunteers from places as far away as Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana and Nigeria, risked their lives fighting for the Mother Country in the air, at sea and on land.
In Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain's black community during the Second World War, shedding light on a wealth of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, government officials, prisoners of war and community leaders. Among those remembered are men and women whose stories have only recently come to light, making Under Fire the definitive account of the bravery and sacrifices of black Britons in wartime.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.8.2020
• Zusatzinfo: 20 illustrations reproduced in a 1x8pp fake plate section
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 2nd World War • black british • Black Britons • Black Community • Black History Month • black poppies • Bristol • Cardiff • David Olusoga • Guyana • Home Front • Jamaica • Liverpool • London • Manchester • mother country • Nigeria • Second World War • soldiers • Trinidad • World War 2 • world war 2, world war two, second world war, 2nd world war, wwii, ww2, black british, home front, soldiers, black community, bristol, cardiff, liverpool, london, manchester, trinidad, jamaica, guyana, nigeria, mother country, black britons, black history month, black poppies, david olusoga • World War Two • ww2 • WWII
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9583-1 / 0750995831
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9583-2 / 9780750995832