Facing the Uncertainty - Books from Britain in World War 2
Inspired by Patrick Hamilton's The Slaves of Solitude, I investigated some novels written during a particular time during the Second World war
Time codes:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Patrick Hamilton - The Slaves of Solitude
02:52 - My World War 2 Timeline
07:12 - Went The Day Well
08:02 - Choosing the Books
08:44 - Spies and Propaganda
09:03 - Hammond Innes - Attack Alarm
10:30 - Nevil Shute - Most Secret
12:11 - Peter Cheyney - You Can Always Duck
13:49 - Graham Greene - The Ministry of Fear
14:44 - Evelyn Waugh - Put Out More Flags
15:57 - War and the Detectives
16:17 - Christianna Brand - Green for Danger
16:48 - Raymond Postgate - Somebody at the Door
17:53 - Donald Henderson - Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper
19:24 - To Be Read
19:29 - Monica Dickens - The Fancy
20:55 - Nigel Balchin - Darkness Falls from the Air
21:38 - W Somerset Maugham - The Hour Before the Dawn
22:25 - Ethel Lina White - Midnight House
22:50 - Elizabeth Bowen - The Demon Lover and Other Stories
23:07 - Elizabeth Taylor - At Mrs. Lippincote's
23:41 - Betty Miller - On the Side of the Angels
24:19 - Compton Mackenzie - The Red Tapeworm
15:09 - Science Fiction
25:16 - Rex Warner - Why Was I Killed?
26:01 - Olaf Stapledon - Darkness and the Light
26:33 - Non Fiction
26:38 - Mass Observation
27:31 - Angus Calder - The People's War: Britain, 1939 - 1945
27:33 - Juliet Gardiner - Wartime Britain 1939-1945
27:35 - Simon Garfield - Private Battles: Our Intimate Diaries: How The War Almost Defeated Us
27:42 - Robert Hutton - Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter
27:53 - Midge Gillies - Waiting For Hitler: Voices from Britain on the Brink of Invasion
Books Mentioned:
Patrick Hamilton - The Slaves of Solitude - https://amzn.to/468u95R
Hammond Innes - Attack Alarm - https://amzn.to/3Lhd2Xx
Nevil Shute - Most Secret - https://amzn.to/3r4VsPz
Peter Cheyney - You Can Always Duck - https://amzn.to/3rcFqmA
Graham Greene - The Ministry of Fear - https://amzn.to/3PxS0Gw
Evelyn Waugh - Put Out More Flags - https://amzn.to/3Pxn09u
Christianna Brand - Green for Danger - https://amzn.to/451UlOF
Raymond Postgate - Somebody at the Door - https://amzn.to/3Rgowhz
Donald Henderson - Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper - https://amzn.to/3R9Fu1c
Monica Dickens - The Fancy - https://amzn.to/3R9FFto
Nigel Balchin - Darkness Falls from the Air - https://amzn.to/44UhzWU
W Somerset Maugham - The Hour Before the Dawn - https://amzn.to/44NSFbp
Ethel Lina White - Midnight House - https://amzn.to/3ExXRFv
Elizabeth Bowen - The Demon Lover and Other Stories - https://amzn.to/3sOUZBy
Elizabeth Taylor - At Mrs. Lippincote's - https://amzn.to/3PapcSZ
Betty Miller - On the Side of the Angels - https://amzn.to/485LTjT
Compton Mackenzie - The Red Tapeworm - https://amzn.to/3LhO3Dw
Rex Warner - Why Was I Killed? - https://amzn.to/3ZaeCjq
Olaf Stapledon - Darkness and the Light - https://amzn.to/3rcFK4M
Angus Calder - The People's War: Britain, 1939 - 1945 - https://amzn.to/45MgW2A
Juliet Gardiner - Wartime Britain 1939-1945 - https://amzn.to/3ExRguH
Simon Garfield - Private Battles: Our Intimate Diaries: How The War Almost Defeated Us - https://amzn.to/3EzpzSs
Midge Gillies - Waiting For Hitler: Voices from Britain on the Brink of Invasion - https://amzn.to/3r6P3TR
Robert Hutton - Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter - https://amzn.to/465lsZP
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