Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War

Author: Jerry White
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Category: British & Irish History, 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000, Social & Cultural History, World War 1 Books
Book Format: Paperback

'Zeppelin Nights is social history at its best... White creates a vivid picture of a city changed forever by war' The Times


2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War. In those four decisive years, London was irrevocably changed. Soldiers passed through the capital on their way to the front and wounded men were brought back to be treated in London's hospitals. At night, London plunged into darkness for fear of Zeppelins that raided the city. Meanwhile, women escaped the drudgery of domestic service to work as munitionettes. Full employment put money into the pockets of the poor for the first time. Self-appointed moral guardians seize the chance to clamp down on drink, frivolous entertainment and licentious behaviour.



Even against a war-torn landscape, Londoners were determined to get on with their lives, firmly resolved not to let Germans or puritans spoil their enjoyment. Peopled with patriots and pacifists, clergymen and thieves, bluestockings and prostitutes, Jerry White's magnificent panorama reveals a battle-scarred yet dynamic, flourishing city.



'Jerry White's name on a title page is a guarantee of a lively, compassionate book full of striking incidents and memorable images... This is a fast-paced social history that never stumbles... A well-orchestrated polyphony of voices that brings history alive' Guardian

About Jerry White
Professor Jerry White teaches London history at Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author of an acclaimed trilogy of London from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. His more recent books include Mansions of Misery: A Biography of the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison and Zeppelin Nights, a social history of London during the First World War. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature by the University of London in 2005 and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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SKU BK-9780099556046
Barcode # 9780099556046
Brand Vintage Publishing
Artist / Author Jerry White
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.025m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 13.000m
Assembled Height 2.500m
Assembled Width 20.000m
Type Paperback

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