Ed Adams

A year-by-year account of the Home Front in High Halden 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 RAF and USAAF operations in support of D-Day and the invasion of Europe;
• 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, High Halden at War is the complete and untold story of the local people who lived through the most desperate struggle of modern times.

176pp; illustrated with an 8-page plate section. 198x129mm.