The historical notes after this story sum up that facts about this diary of the blitz.Some of the points are:
- Invasion by Germany seemed inevitable, and in May 1940, with many able-bodied men "called-up" into the armed forces, the local defense volunteers or "home guard" was formed to help defend Britain.
- For 57 nights in a row from Sept. 7th 1940, Hitlers planes raided London. Londoners called this the Blitz after the German expression blitzkrieg, which means lightning war.
- Up to September 1941 Hitler had killed more British civilians than fighting men.
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I think that this book explains what the war was like form a child's point of view and that makes it easier to understand than an adults explanation for kids...
What do you think?
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