From the Ground Up | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
A01=Edward Smithies
Aces
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
aircraft
Auschwitz
Author_Edward Smithies
automatic-update
Backroom Boys
Bomber Boys
Bomber Command
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=BM
Category=BTM
Category=DNC
Category=DNXM
Category=HBWQ
Category=JWCM
Category=JWG
Category=NHWR7
Chernobyl
Churchill
COP=United Kingdom
Dambusters
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
Erks
Erks and Backroom Boys
Format=BC
Format_Paperback
Greek Mythology
groundcrew
History
history free books
Hitler
horrible histories
Hurricane
Lancaster
Language_English
Mans Search for Meaning
Mythos
norse mythology
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
Prisoners of Geography
PS=Active
Putin
Putins People
RAF
Reach for the Sky
Sapiens
Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind
second world war
softlaunch
Spanish Flu
Spitfire
The Choice
The Five
The Ratline
Thomas Cromwell
To Meet in Hell
true stories of war
war
Yuval Noah Harai

From the Ground Up

Paperback | English

By (author): Edward Smithies

'Fascinating ... this collection illuminates corners of the wartime world ... it provides a valuable and often entertaining window' GUARDIAN

'The horrors have not been suppressed. Everyone who speaks was very young then. You sense their wonder that they did the things they recall' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

When we remember the Second World War in the air, we think of fighter pilots and bomber crews. But what was it like for the men and women working as ground crew and in the aircraft factories who also played a crucial role in defeating Hitler? What was it like making history? What sense did these individuals have of what they were doing, either at the time or later? Did they feel they were caught up in the tide of great events? Or were they simply doing their demanding and often dangerous duty?

Originally published as ACES, ERKS AND BACKROOM BOYS

See more
€17.50
A01=Edward SmithiesAcesAge Group_UncategorizedaircraftAuschwitzAuthor_Edward Smithiesautomatic-updateBackroom BoysBomber BoysBomber CommandCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=BMCategory=BTMCategory=DNCCategory=DNXMCategory=HBWQCategory=JWCMCategory=JWGCategory=NHWR7ChernobylChurchillCOP=United KingdomDambustersDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working dayseq_biography-true-storieseq_historyeq_isMigrated=2eq_non-fictionErksErks and Backroom BoysFormat=BCFormat_PaperbackGreek MythologygroundcrewHistoryhistory free booksHitlerhorrible historiesHurricaneLancasterLanguage_EnglishMans Search for MeaningMythosnorse mythologyPA=AvailablePrice_€10 to €20Prisoners of GeographyPS=ActivePutinPutins PeopleRAFReach for the SkySapiensSapiens A Brief History of Humankindsecond world warsoftlaunchSpanish FluSpitfireThe ChoiceThe FiveThe RatlineThomas CromwellTo Meet in Helltrue stories of warwarYuval Noah Harai
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Format: Paperback
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Oct 2021
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781474625074

About Edward Smithies

Edward Smithies spent his earliest years surrounded by the aircraft parts, models of fuselages and wings and blueprints that his father brought home from the aircraft factory were he worked. He lived in London for many years and taught history. He also worked on an oral history of the war at sea.

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept