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pixiewize | 18:04 Wed 25th Feb 2004 | History
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i am currently doing a project at uni, I am to devise a piece of realistic drama set in the early 1940's, more specifically 1942. To do this i need to research into everyday life in London family homes and the human angle of the Blitz. so far i have managed to get alot of statistics and recounts of bombings but i cant seem to find any information about the impact to human life or the way people seemed to carry on. if anyone knows of a website where i could aquire such research from i would be very grateful. also if anyone has experience of living through such times i would love to hear from you. thankyou ever so much. pixie xxxxx
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Try a book by Norman Longmate called How We Lived Then : Everyday Life During The Second World War. He also wrote several other books about war on the home front in WW2.
My 12 year old niece has a book in the Horrible Histories series called Blitzed Brits. Being for kids it goes into day to day life in great detail.
I lived through the Blitz for three years before joining the services. "Impact to human life etc" is a bit too much for me to try to answer (in my neighbourhood we just adjusted to it and surprisingly quickly it became a way of life which could be put up with - a lot of people still had clear memory of WW1 and hated Germans which made us somehow comfortable - and we were all certain that we would win). However, if there is some specific detail of which you would like to know I will do my best to answer if I can still remember!
What about popping down the old folks home and asking them? or any aged rellies? plus they'd love the chance to talk about it!
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thank you all for your answers, you've been very helpful x
I think your best bet would be to try and get a copy of "1940's House" which was on Channel 4 a year or two ago. It portrayed everyday life in the 1940's during the War extremely well.
have just notice in today's tv programmes that "1940's House" is on the Discovery channel at 7 pm if you are interested in taking a look at it.
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