TY - BOOK AU - Swallow,Betty M. AU - Bradley,Helen AU - Jones,Russell M. AU - Swanson,John H. TI - Dear Helen: wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal SN - 9780826271808 AV - D811.5 .S924 2009eb U1 - 942.1/084092 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Columbia PB - University of Missouri Press KW - Swallow, Betty M., KW - Bradley, Helen, KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Personal narratives, British KW - England KW - London KW - Pen pals KW - Correspondence KW - Young women KW - Working class KW - Missouri KW - Kansas City KW - HISTORY KW - bisacsh KW - Manners and customs KW - fast KW - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 KW - Récits personnels britanniques KW - Angleterre KW - Londres KW - Jeunes femmes KW - Correspondance KW - Travailleurs KW - London (England) KW - Biography KW - Social life and customs KW - 20th century KW - Londres (Angleterre) KW - Mœurs et coutumes KW - 20e siècle KW - Electronic books KW - Biographies KW - Personal narratives KW - British KW - Personal correspondence N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The beginning -- The "phony war" -- "France has surrendered and we are all on our ownsomes" -- February 1941-early 1942 -- July 1942-February 1945 -- August 1945-1947 -- May 10, 1949-December 1950 -- Helen Bradley to Betty Swallow, August 18, 1969 N2 - "In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=309309 ER -