Manchester and Salford
Phythian, Graham2015
Book
In 1940, the Manchester and Salford blitz saw the city and its surroundings targeted by the German Luftwaffe. The most destructive attack was launched in late December 1940; it is remembered today as 'the Christmas Blitz'. Nearly 800 people lost their lives, and thousands more were injured, in two nights of raids ending with a devastating Christmas Eve that saw hundreds of tons of high explosive and thousands of incendiaries fall. This 75th anniversary narrative, based on first-hand accounts and extensive research, tells the story of how the people of Manchester, Salford, Trafford Park and Stretford endured this dark period in their history.
Main title:
Manchester and Salford / Graham Phythian.
Author:
Phythian, Graham, author
Work:
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2015.Stroud : The History Press, 2015.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780750961578 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5421273940.542127940.542127PHY(578)940.542127 PHY940.542127PHY
Local class:
940.542127940.542127 LH
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, GermanBombing, Aerial -- England -- Manchester -- History -- 20th centuryBombing, Aerial -- England -- Salford (Greater Manchester) -- History -- 20th centuryManchester (England) -- History -- 20th centurySalford (Greater Manchester, England) -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
1795994