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FROM DOODLEBUGS TO DEVON IBD

SARAH O SHAW
SARAH SHAW
06 / 2023
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Sinopsis

June 1944. Housewife Yvonne ShawâÇÖs life on the Home Front is shattered when HitlerâÇÖs terror weapons, the âÇÖdoodlebugsâÇÖ or flying bombs, bombard south London. After several fearful weeks she escapes to Devon, but even there her troubles are not over.áIn letters written to her husband, an army officer in Scotland, she describes her experiences, from trying to buy a decent joint of meat to witnessing the devastation in her suburb. They raise questions: Was Croydon deliberately placed in the doodlebugsâÇÖ firing line? Why was its MP arrested for breaking the law? Why couldnâÇÖt she escape to Scotland? Historical evidence provides answers, placing her account in context and revealing surprising stories about the government, secret services and social attitudes which confirm and challenge assumptions about this period.áYvonneâÇÖs is a unique voice: brave, honest and witty. Hers is the story of a wife, husband and son who long for the war to be over so they can be a family together.