Sheffield's Date with Hitler: The Story of the Blitz By Neil Anderson Paperback 0956364934 9780956364937 Sheffields Date with Hitler: The Story of the Blitz Autumn 1940 was the probably the darkest period in Sheffields history. Hitlers Germany seemed unstoppable and a full scale UK invasion seemed inevitable. France had fallen and the Nazis were less than 25 miles from the South coast of England. Sheffields position as a key part of the countrys war effort, via its munitions production, always made it key target but, despite all this, the city was gearing up to try and celebrate Christmas 1940. It was Thursday, December 12, and resplendent city centre shopping institutions like Atkinsons, Cockaynes, Walshs, Redgates, CA Modes and Marks Spencer were decked out in festive finery despite the continued air of menace.By early evening the citys bars, cinemas and theatres were packed to the rafters as Sheffielders put thoughts of the war behind them and decided to start to celebrate Christmas in earnest. Within hours great swathes of the city centre had been utterly destroyed; hundreds were dead and dying and bombs had been dropped across the entire city, killing indiscriminately. The bombers returned three nights later, leaving over 2,000 citizens killed or injured and 40,000 homeless. Walk the streets of Sheffield in the 21st century and little evidence remains of those two horrific nights in December 1940 and the months it took to rebuild the citys shattered infrastructure. Sheffields date with Hitler uses new eye witness accounts; new evidence unearthed from Government archives; rare photos and actual German bombing maps to piece together the story of the Sheffield Blitz like never before. The book also tells the story of the citys first air raid (a devastating Zeppelin attack in 1916) and life in 1930s Sheffield as the country counted down to the outbreak of World War Two.

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Neil Anderson is a Sheffield based author and journalist who first came to prominence in the mid 1990s with the Dirty Stop Out s Guide to Sheffield which was published at the height of the dance club explosion of the era site_link Note There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name Neil Anderson is a Sheffield based author and journalist who first came to prominence in the mid 1990s with the Dirty Stop Out s Guide to Sheffield which was published at the height of the dance club explosion of the era site_link Note There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name site_link Autumn 1940 was the probably the darkest period in Sheffield s history Hitler s Germany seemed unstoppable and a full scale UK invasion seemed inevitable France had fallen and the Nazis were less than 25 miles from the South coast of England Sheffield s position as a key part of the country s war effort.

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000 homeless Walk the streets of Sheffield in the 21st century and little evidence remains of those two horrific nights in December 1940 and the months it took to rebuild the city s shattered infrastructure Sheffield s date with Hitler uses new eye witness accounts new evidence unearthed from Government archives rare photos and actual German bombing maps to piece together the story of the Sheffield Blitz like never before The book also tells the story of the city s first air raid a devastating Zeppelin attack in 1916 and life in 1930s Sheffield as the country counted down to the outbreak of World War Two Sheffield s Date with Hitler The Story of the Blitz

Sheffield's Date with Hitler: The Story of the Blitz By Neil Anderson

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Via its munitions production always made it key target but despite all this the city was gearing up to try and celebrate Christmas 1940 It was Thursday December 12 and resplendent city centre shopping institutions like Atkinsons Cockaynes Walsh s Redgates CA Modes and Marks Spencer were decked out in festive finery despite the continued air of menace. Sheffield's date with hitlerman book By early evening the city s bars cinemas and theatres were packed to the rafters as Sheffielders put thoughts of the war behind them and decided to start to celebrate Christmas in earnest Within hours great swathes of the city centre had been utterly destroyed hundreds were dead and dying and bombs had been dropped across the entire city killing indiscriminately The bombers returned three night s later leaving over 2000 citizens killed or injured and 40.