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1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- 1939 Register of England and Wales -- 1 3 September 1939 -- 2 The Colour Bar -- 3 Dr Harold Moody -- 4 Conscientious Objector -- 5 Evacuees -- 6 The Call of the Sea -- 7 The London Blitz -- 8 Liverpool, Cardiff, Manchester and Plymouth -- 9 Keeping the Home Fires Burning -- 10 Ivor Cummings -- 11 Learie Constantine -- 12 The BBC -- 13 Una Marson -- 14 Royal Air Force -- 15 Prisoners of War -- 16 Lilian and Ramsay Bader -- 17 Auxiliary Territorial Service |
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18 'They'll Bleed and Suffer and Die': African American GIs in Britain -- 19 'A Shameful Business': The Case of George Roberts -- 20 Flying Bombs -- 21 Front-Line Films -- 22 Mother Country -- 23 VE Day -- 24 If Hitler Had Invaded -- Appendix 1: Members of the Royal Air Force in Memoriam -- Appendix 2: Interviews -- Notes -- Further Reading -- About the Author |
| Summary |
During the Second World War all British citizens were called upon to do their part for their country. Despite facing the discriminatory 'colour bar', many black civilians were determined to contribute to the war effort where they could, volunteering as air-raid wardens, fire-fighters, stretcher-bearers and first-aiders. Meanwhile, black servicemen and women, many of them volunteers from places as far away as Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana and Nigeria, risked their lives fighting for the Mother Country in the air, at sea and on land.0In Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain's black community during the Second World War, shedding light on a wealth of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, government officials, prisoners of war and community leaders. Among those remembered are men and women whose stories have only recently come to light, making Under Fire the definitive account of the bravery and sacrifices of black Britons in wartime -- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Black people -- Great Britain.
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Black people -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Colonial forces -- 20th century.
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Armed Forces -- Colonial forces |
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Black people |
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP |
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World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bourne, Stephen, 1957 October 31- Under fire. Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2020 0750994355 9780750994354 (OCoLC)1140724814 |
| ISBN |
9780750995832 (electronic bk.) |
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0750995831 (electronic bk.) |
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9780750994354 |
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0750994355 |
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