Evacuees - Stories of the Children

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by: Terry Gasking

Evacuees! Stories of the Children Written by the Evacuees, Edited by Terry Gasking. In 1939 the British people's only idea of the war time conditions were shaped by Newsreels showing the Luftwaffe's Blitzkrieg on Poland and Czechoslovakia. It was feared something similar would follow on London, South East England, and perhaps other big cities. In a few weeks an estimated 1,800,000 children were moved out of London, away from their parents; to 'safety'. Many had never left the streets in which they were born or parted from their parents - These are the stories of a few of these evacuees - edited from their own words. The Contributors and Editor of this book are donating all their Royalties to - St. Joseph's Hospice Mare Street, Hackney E8 4SA, London. U.K.