Under Fire: Britains Fire Service at War by John Leete

Hardback. Very Good.

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Stroud: Sutton, 2008. 151 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, map. "(O)ffers a new insight into the many roles of Britain's Fire Services through personal anecdotes and the use of recently discovered archive documents. This fascinating timeline of firefighting history takes the reader from the emergency caused by the air raids in the First World War through the subsequent planning of Civil Defence in the 1930s and the formation of the NFS to the preparations for D-Day in 1944. Rising to great challenges during air raids and always exceeding the expectations of a grateful population, the men and women of the Auxiliary Fire Service, the Regular Fire Service and the National Fire Service however, still remain the unsung heroes of the desperate days of the Second World War. Uniquely, the virtually unknown story of the 406 volunteer members of the Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters, which served in England between 1942 and 1945, is told here using rare and unpublished photographs, transcripts of… Read More

The History Press Ltd, 01/01/2008 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 1.7766 in x 25.1269 in x 17.2589 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.