| | When the Luftwaffe began its intensive bombing campaign on London in September 1940, many of the capital's citizens were left without adequate shelter. To many Londoners, fearful of the effects of aerial bombardment, the platforms, escalators and stairs of the Tube stations seemed the natural place of safety. Despite the initial resistance by the authorities to their use as air raid shelters, the Tubes quickly became a home from home for thousands of Londoners who each night sought a safe haven underground. The public invasion of the Tubes provides one of the most important civil acts of the war, and here in The Shelter Of The Tubes the story of the extraordinary community that developed underground during the long nights of the Blitz is told in full for the first time, often using previously unpublished diary entries and government papers. Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Great Unsheltered
- - The Anderson Solution
- - No Shelter In The Tubes
- - A terrible Red Glow
- Chapter Two: The Best Shelters Of All
- - Be A Man And Leave It To Them!
- - Underneath The Aldwych
- - Finding A Pitch
- - Nurses And Closts
- - Snacks On Tracks
- - The Velvet Glove
- - A Deep Sleep
- - A Home From Home
- - Tube Shelter Perspectives
- - Underground Press
- - Digging Deep
- - Wartime Casulaties
- - The Long-Awaited Lull
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Chronology
- Primary Sources
- Chapter Notes
Continent: Europe
Country: UK
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