Description
'This is the room from which I will direct the war,' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. Built in 1938 as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attack, this secret bunker became a second home to Churchill - and to large numbers of military personnel and civil servants whose work until now has been largely unsung. Drawing on a fascinating range of original material, including newly available first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, Holmes reveals how and why the bunker and its war machine developed; how the inhabitants' lives were transformed; and how their work led to victory.
Details
- Author: Holmes, Richard
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 02/06/2011
- ISBN: 9781846682315
- B-Code: B82315
- Dimensions: 0x0mm