The best books on wartime Britain give a good sense of individual men and women suffering and celebrating, fearing the worst and hoping for something better. Luck, good or bad, played a large role in life and death. Contingency looms large over a lot of wartime history. Plans and intentions often ran aground in the face of nasty, unexpected realities. Little was assured. Normal routines were blown away …
Bio:
Robert Malcolmson is Professor Emeritus of History at Queen’s University. He now lives in Nelson, British Columbia.