(Ebook) Posted In Wartime (Letters Home From Abroad) by Richard Knott ISBN 9781473833968, 9781473884410, 1473833965, 1473884411

(Ebook) Posted In Wartime (Letters Home From Abroad) by Richard Knott ISBN 9781473833968, 9781473884410, 1473833965, 1473884411

The Second World War saw many people consigned to long periods of exile, far from home. How did the exiled keep in touch with their home? Why were some exiles silent when others wrote frequently and at great length? Posted in Wartime explores the nature of such exile and considers what could be written in diaries and letters, given that letters were censored and diaries were, at best, frowned upon. At the book's heart are the stories of three very different exiles at War - a Liberty Ship captain in the Merchant Navy; a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps; and an Airman in Iraq and Palestine. Set alongside those are the experiences of a number of celebrated wartime exiles whose diaries and letters are both extensive and detailed, and whose stories loosely connect with the journeys of the three main protagonists. These include the travel writer Freya Stark, the acclaimed fashion photographer Cecil Beaton, and the playwright and actor Noël Coward. "An achingly poignant account of life for the troops in wartime. In turns the letters were warm, sad, witty etc, there must have been times when times of boredom brought melancholy thoughts of family and home and this book sets out to highlight the situation perfectly''. - Eileen Hall.Richard Knott has a degree in History from the University of London. He has worked as an actor (with the Royal Shakespeare Company), teacher and management consultant. Some of His previous Books include: Black Night for Bomber Command (Pen & Sword 2007 and reissued 2014); Flying Boats of the Empire (Robert Hale 2011); The Sketchbook War (The History Press, 2013 and reissued 2014); and The Trio (The History Press, 2015). Previously he has written two books on the teaching of English, a poetry anthology (Wordlife, Nelson, 1988), and a book of cricket quotations (Cricket: Wit, Wickets and Wisdom, Running Press, 1996).