Listening to Britain, Edited by Paul Addison and Jeremy A. Crang
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This fascinating collection of reports reveals a country that was simultaneously spirited and fed-up, undaunted but grumbling.
A report in June from Tunbridge Wells stated "East Grinstead phlegmatic after bombs last night" and quoted a Captain Mainwaring type: "It is a pity more damage was not done as people left quite unperturbed."
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