This is a fascinating book to read. It is also a somewhat challenging book to read. It is fascinating for the ever-diminishing band of people who were children in the Second World War who will recognise so much of what they themselves experienced, for good or ill.

The Journal of Kent History Issue 86

This book has some very funny moments, and sad and hard to read ones too. The author is very good at remaining invisible, choosing passages that illustrate different angles of the same theme and letting children speak for themselves without interfering, and the approach increases the power of the accounts.

I recommend this book to anybody interested in the Home Front angle of the war, in stories about about children subject to extreme situations, and anybody who enjoys history as told not by politicians and big names, but by the people in the streets. A great and important book that should be required reading for school-age children.

Journal of the Second World War Experience Centre

★★★★★ I highly recommend this book as I found it both informative and moving at the same time.

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A Line From A Book, Jennifer Sahmoun

An excellent collection of entertaining youthful memories form the Home Front.

Evergreen, Autumn 2017

Children in the Second World War unites the memories of over two hundred child veterans to tell the tragic and the remarkable stories of life, and of youth, during the war. Each veteran gives a unique insight into a childhood which was unlike any that came before or after.

Kent Family History Society Journal Vol. 15 No.4

This is a engaging book. You never really think about what it's like for a child to go through in times of war. personally, I usually wind up reading something about how we won or some analysis of tactics. I found this very humanising....

You can't help but feel humbled and thankful for what you have. The writing and flow of this book is really good. All of the stories come together seamlessly.

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Michelle McMenamin, GoodReads

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Coventry Observer

It's a fascinating, highly readable book that will appeal to anyone with relatives who were children during the war.

WDYTYA? Magazine, July 2017 – reviewed by Michelle Higgs

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Antiques Diary, July-August 2017

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

A must read for those interested in this time in history.

NetGalley, reviewed by January Gray

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Ilkley Gazette

Children In the Second World War unites the memories of over two hundred child veterans to tell the tragic and the remarkable stories of life, and of youth, during the war. Each veteran gives a unique insight into a childhood which was unlike any that came before or after. This book poignantly illustrates the presence of death and perseverance in the lives of children through this tumultuous period, each account enlightens and touches the reader; shedding light on what it was really like on the Home front during the Second World War.

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Olga Nunez Miret

Full of the memories and experiences of children during WWII, from air raid shelters to gas masks to being forced to leave home and live with strangers. A refreshing addition to so much literature available on World War II, the point of view of the children is often entertaining and comical, although most disturbing in fact.

NetGalley, reviewed by Polly Krize

This is a must-read for any WW II buff who wants to get a real view of the impact of that war on the children of the British Isles.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

NetGalley, reviewed by Ginny Vandelicht

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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