THE LONDON BLITZ – A Fireman's Tale

Cyril Demarne

A truly excellent account . . .
a story told from the heart with the unassailable authority of one who was there.
THIS ENGLAND

Prior to September 1939, Cyril Demarne had been fighting fires in the East End of London for fourteen years. On the outbreak of war he became one of the nucleus of professional firemen preparing men of the Auxiliary Fire Service for the maelstrom of the Blitz. This is a true story, told by a fireman in a way that only a fireman who experienced the horrors of the Blitz could tell it. It is a story of ordinary men and women in extraordinary circumstances who, with fortitude and great courage, became very far from ordinary.

ISBN 0 900913 67 3
SIZE 8¼"×8½"
156 PAGES
144 PHOTOS
HARDBACK
£14.95
CODE F022

COMPLETE CONTENTS

FOREWORD

TOIL AND SWEAT

BLOOD AND TEARS

'GETTING USED TO IT'

CITY ABLAZE

SPRING OFFENSIVE

BRIEF RESPITE

THE FIREWOMEN

THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE

THE BABY BLITZ

ENTER THE ROBOTS

VENGEANCE! MARKS 1 AND 2

VICTORY IN EUROPE

POSTSCRIPT

ROLL OF HONOUR