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Record Number: 28410


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In a post-war record entitled "Bomber Offensive", Sir Arthur Harris himself described the ordeal of Hamburg, which caused civilian casualties variously estimated at between ten and sixty thousand.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

From: 31 May 1945

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vera Brittain

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Dec 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

unknown

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Arthur Harris

Title:

Bomber Offensive

Genre:

History, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published 1947

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

28410

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

325

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 325, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28410, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain goes on to quote an extract from the book.

   
   
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