Norwich in the Second World War

Previously untold stories and unpublished photographs of Norwich in wartime. During two nights in April 1942, the infamous ‘Baedeker Blitz’ saw thousands of incendiaries and numerous high explosive bombs dropped on Norwich. As a result over 200 people lost their lives, over 1,000 were injured, numerous medieval churches and historic buildings, factories and business premises were burnt out and destroyed, and thousands of people lost their homes.These terrible and momentous events changed the city forever. To mark this anniversary, Neil R. Storey, a born and bred proud Norfolk man and one of Norfolk’s foremost military historians, has tracked down many previously unpublished photographs, interviews, memoirs and historical documents to present a new history of the city, its people and wartime events, some unforgettable and others less known from throughout the war years 1939-1945. This book is an essential read for anyone who knows and loves Norwich. AUTHOR: Neil R. Storey is is a social historian specialising in the impact of warfare on British society in the twentieth century and a graduate of the University of East Anglia. He is an award-winning author of 50 books and countless articles, and lectures all over Great Britain and internationally. He has amassed a nationally respected archive of original military and social history photographs. He has also worked as a consultant and appears on TV and radio documentaries and factual programmes such as BBC TV’s Who Do You Think You Are? and Classified Britain (Radio 4). He lives in Norwich. 24 colour, 59 b/w illustrations