Ed Adams

Published 10th October 2024.

A year-by-year account of the Home Front in Biddenden, Kent, during the Second World War.

Includes never-before-seen details of:

• the lives of those in the parish prior to the war;
• the emerging civil defence efforts, including ARP and the Home Guard;
• the reception of London evacuees to a place of greater safety;
• the victory of the Battle of Britain;
• the preparations for invasion and the underground British resistance;
• the movement towards post-war social reform;

as well as detailed recollections of the bombs that fell, the planes that crashed and those who lost their lives, at home and abroad.

A tale of intrigue, devastation, loss, resolve, bravery and humour, Biddenden at War is the complete and untold story of the local people who lived through the most desperate struggle of modern times.

Author Ed Adams will be speaking at the forthcoming Biddenden Flair Festival on the process of researching and writing Biddenden at War. Come to the ‘World War II – Facts & Fiction’ session at 1pm on Saturday 12th October. Books will be available for sale. Details are here and tickets available here.