Under fire : the Blitz diaries of a volunteer ambulance driver
Clifford, Naomi2021
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8th September, 1940. London in the summer of 1940. June Spencer volunteers for the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service in Chelsea. Every night she writes up the day's events in her diary, whether it's driving in a hail of incendiaries, peeling potatoes for the crews, or loading broken and bleeding victims into her ambulance. She also records her hectic social life - dining at the Ritz, dancing at the Café de Paris and partying with the artists, writers, and aristos in her set. But below the surface is turmoil and heartache: dear friends killed in action, relationships cracking under pressure and a growing dissatisfaction with her role in London. Using June's vivid first-hand accounts of life in the thick of the Blitz, Naomi Clifford paints a vivid picture of a young woman navigating the perils of home front life.
Main title:
Under fire : the Blitz diaries of a volunteer ambulance driver / Naomi Clifford.
Author:
Clifford, Naomi, author
Imprint:
Place of publication not identified : Independently published, 2021.
Collation:
254 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Print on demand edition.
ISBN:
9781919623207 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5475421092940.54
LC class:
D807
Language:
English
Subject:
Spencer, June -- DiariesWorld War II (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War II (1939-1945) -- Women -- Great Britain -- DiariesLondon Auxiliary Ambulance ServiceWorld War II -- London BlitzAmbulance drivers -- England -- London -- DiariesWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945 -- England -- LondonLondon (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941Warfare and Defence
BRN:
3149648
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