Brian Barton
Auteur de The Blitz: Belfast in the War Years
A propos de l'auteur
Brian Barton was a Senior Research Fellow in Irish History at Queen's University, Belfast, and is now a tutor in History for the Open University. He has also co-written (with Michael Foy) The Easter Rising, which is being re-issued in a substantially revised new edition at Easter 2011. He lives in afficher plus Belfast. afficher moins
Œuvres de Brian Barton
From Behind a Closed Door: Secret Court Martial Records of the 1916 Easter Rising (2002) 19 exemplaires
The Girl Curves: Too Late for Truth 1 exemplaire
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It was written 25 years ago and I believe there is a new book by the same author on the same topic recently published.
This is a very detailed account of the early days of the war in Belfast and the preparations, or more sadly, lack of preparations, to cope with enemy attacks. This is followed by a thorough description of the several weeks during which the various blitz attacks took place. It is harrowing and graphic without being gratuitously gruesome. Finally, the slow recovery, rebuilding and lasting affects are discussed.
A very powerful and well-written book, with lots of first-person material included.… (plus d'informations)