Jerry White Book order

The definitive social history of London in the Blitz, which transformed life in the capital beyond recognition. For Londoners the six long years of the Second World War were a time of almost constant anxiety, disruption, deprivation and sacrifice. The Blitz began in earnest in September 1940 and from then on, for prolonged periods, London was under sustained aerial bombardment by night and by day. Throughout the war, the capital was the nation's front line; by its end, 30,000 Londoners had lost their lives. Yet if the bombing defined the era for those who lived through it, the months of terror were outnumbered by those spent knitting together the fabric of daily life at work, in the home, on the allotment, in the cinema or theatre and, not least, standing in those interminable queues for daily necessities that were such a feature of London's war. Much has been written about 'the Myth of the Blitz' but in this riveting social history, Jerry White has unearthed what actually happened during those tempestuous years, getting close up to the daily lives of ordinary people, telling the story through their own voices. At the end of it all, the Battle of London was won not on the playing fields of Eton but in the playgrounds of a thousand council elementary schools across the capital.

This collection features Stan Brakhage's extensively annotated reports on the Telluride Film Festival, published in Rolling Stock, combined with a critical analysis of his cinematic contributions. It explores Brakhage's unique body of work within the broader landscape of world cinema, highlighting the filmmakers he engaged with during the festival. The book offers insights into his artistic vision and the influences that shaped his films, providing a comprehensive look at his legacy in the context of contemporary filmmaking.

The Radio Eye: Cinema in the North Atlantic, 1958-1988, examines the way in which media experiments in Quebec, Newfoundland, the Faroe Islands, and the Irish-Gaelic-speaking communities of Ireland use film, video, and television to advocate for marginalized communities and often for smaller languages.

Jerry White's London in the Eighteenth Century is an unrivalled, panoramic account of the city's dramatic century of rebirth by its leading expert. But the century that followed was a period of vigorous expansion, of scientific and artistic genius, of blossoming reason, civility, elegance and manners.

Previously, Captain Peter Marker encountered both Russian and German spies in New York City. During that assignment, he uncovered correspondence from a William P. Rayney to a German Stormtrooper Colonel named Manheim Schluter who was now in Miami Beach. The head of Army Intelligence (G-2), Colonel Hamilton, knew this German Colonel was a horrendous person who had been suspected of killing French and Belgium females that were serving as prostitutes. Colonel Hamilton previously thought Schluter died in the Battle of the Argonne Forest during the last stages of the War. But, according to Captain Marker's agents the report of Schluter's death was erroneous, and Schluter is located in Miami Beach. In this adventure, Colonel Hamilton and Captain Marker would soon discover that Colonel Schluter wasn't alone; he had already established a U.S. spy network. Simultaneously, Marker's agents learned of a rogue submarine was in the Florida Keys and had unloaded eight to 10 men to establish a base on a desolate Key north of Key West. Adding to the intrigue, while Marker's men were doing audio surveillance, they overheard a conversation concerning a plot to kidnap or kill President-elect Harding from someone on the President-elect's staff. No doubt, espionage, a detailed plan for the defense of the U.S. and the President-elect, and cunning counter maneuvers must follow.

Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert. As William Blake put it, London was 'a Human awful wonder of God'. We see how Londoners worked, played, and adapted to the demands of the metropolis during this century of dizzying change.

Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, Winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city's most tumultuous century by its leading expert.

We get to know the trumpeter John Grano who wined and dined with the prison governor and continued to compose music whilst other prisoners were tortured and starved to death. And then there's Joshua Reeve Lowe, who saved Queen Victoria from assassination in Hyde Park in 1820, but whose heroism couldn't save him from the Marshalsea.

A Guardian Best Book of the Year 201411pm, Tuesday 4 August 1914: with the declaration of war London becomes one of the greatest killing machines in human history. And at night London is plunged into darkness for fear of German bombers and Zeppelins that continue to raid the city.

London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll-call of story-tellers includes cultural giants who changed the way the world thought about writing, like Shakespeare, Defoe and Dickens. This title includes stories of fact and fiction and occasionally something in between.