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010      2006014787 
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100 1  Gaskin, Margaret. 
245 10 Blitz :|bthe story of December 29, 1940 /|cMargaret 
       Gaskin. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 Orlando, Fla. :|bHarcourt,|c2006. 
264  1 |c2005. 
300    xviii, 430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "First published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber 
       Limited"--T.p. verso. 
500    Maps on lining papers. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [380]-388) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: Like the curtain of a theatre . . . -- Maps:
       City of London and County of London -- PRELUDE -- 1 Very 
       Well, Alone -- 2 Obdurate and cocky -- 3 Practically no 
       talk of horrors at all -- 4 Old man of the tribe -- 5 A 
       leaning towards acrobatics -- 6 Two opposing worlds -- 7 
       Things had been wonderful -- 8 You would not mind London 
       at all now -- 9 The Typhoid Mary -- FUGUE -- 10 Boots on 
       the lawn, boots on the wide stone stair -- 11 Goodnight 
       Children, Everywhere! -- 12 Early English louts -- 13 
       Great sound waves washing over the city -- 14 It is going 
       to be a warm night -- 15 As light as day -- 16 Burnt off 
       like weed patches from the air -- 17 Blackwall Tunnel only,
       mate -- 18 St Paul's must be saved at all costs -- 19 A 
       ghostly pilgrimage -- 20 Like a sprig of holly on top of a
       Christmas pudding -- 21 Many fires about tonight, old boy 
       -- 22 The most beautiful thing I have ever seen -- CHORALE
       -- 23 Poor old London -- 24 Let's not look back too much--
       CODA -- Envoi: This is what we¿ve been fighting for -- 
       APPENDIX A: The Arsenal of Democracy -- APPENDIX B: What 
       Remains Behind -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 
       Select Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. 
651  0 London (England)|xHistory|yBombardment, 1940-1945. 
651  0 London (England)|xSocial conditions|y20th century. 
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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  940.5421 GAS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  940.542121 GASKIN    Check Shelf