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Title: ATTACK ON LONDON
DISASTER, RIOT AND WAR
By: Jonathan Oates
Format: Hardback

List price: £19.99


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ISBN 10: 1845630564
ISBN 13: 9781845630560
Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 18 September, 2008
Pages: 224
Synopsis: Generations of Londoners from Roman times to the present day have confronted natural and man-made threats to their city. Disasters, rebellions, riots, acts of terror and war have marked the long history of the capital - and have shaped the character of its people. In this evocative account Jonathan Oates recalls in vivid detail the perils Londoners have faced and describes how they coped with them. Jack Cade's Rebellion and the Gordon Riots, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, Zeppelin raids, the Blitz, terrorist bombings - these are just a few of the extraordinary hazards that have torn the fabric of the city and wrecked the lives of so many of its inhabitants. This gripping narrative gives a fascinating insight into the tragic history of the city and it reveals much about the changing attitudes of Londoners over the centuries.
Illustrations: 30 illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Wharncliffe Books
Returns: Returnable
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