Norwich in the Second World War

NEIL STOREY is an award-winning historian and lecturer specialising in themes that shaped society in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notably crime, medicine and warfare. He has published over 30 books, is the creator of the popular Grim Almanac series published by The History Press and regularly writes features on social history themes for national periodicals. Storey is distinguished by his original and diligent research; he has assembled a nationally respected archive of rare books, manuscripts, engravings and photographs to illustrate his works and has featured on numerous television and radio documentaries as guest, historical adviser and consultant.

‘To mark the 80th anniversary, this local historian has discovered previously untold stories and unpublished photographs of Norwich in wartime for this comprehensive and compelling account of life and events in the city from 1938 to 1945, richly illustrated with interviews, memoirs, maps and photographs.’