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Hastings at War: 1939-1945 Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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HASTINGS was often bombed during the Second World War. John Bristow, describing a raid on 23 May 1943 says '...There was a god-almighty explosion and we went into the passage by The Havelock pub and we dived onto the ground and lay there looking out before a bomb hit what was the old Royal Oak Hotel. Along by Woolworth's there was a car going by and it was sent up into the air by the bomb and over and over. While we lay there, there was another terrific explosion down the side of Plummer's and I'll never forget seeing a huge lump of yellow coloured masonry coming over and land on the tram wires'...This experience is one of more than forty people's memories, cleverly incorporated by the author into his vivid account of what Hastings endured when it was a 'front-line' town - and of its great defiance and fortitude in the face of the enemy. He tells how Hastings folk coped with the daily wartime hardships of blackout; rationing; the billeting of evacuees; the evacuation of the town; constant fear of invasion; and the relentless bombing raids, day and night, leaving in their wake a trail of death, destruction and the apprehension of where and when the next attack would come.The author was born and bred in the town and has been able to draw upon the recollection and records of a wide range of Hastings people who lived through the wartime years. His book is full of their personal, spirited and sometimes frightening memories. He has also spent several years researching a great variety of documentary sources and collecting suitable illustrations. His narrative is both comprehensive and compelling ... a story never told before but well worth the telling!
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    History Press
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    6.73 x 0.35 x 9.65 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1860776477
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1860776472
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ History Press (January 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1860776477
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1860776472
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.73 x 0.35 x 9.65 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Nathan Dylan Goodwin is a writer, genealogist and educator. He was born and raised in Hastings, East Sussex. Having attended school in the town, he then completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio, Film and Television Studies, followed by a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing at Canterbury Christ Church University. A member of the Society of Authors and the Crime Writers’ Association, he has completed several local history books about Hastings, as well as several works of fiction, including the acclaimed Forensic Genealogist series, the Mrs McDougall Investigates series and the Venator Cold Case series.

His other interests include theatre, reading, running, skiing, travelling and, of course, genealogy. He is a qualified teacher, member of the Guild of One-Name Studies and the Society of Genealogists, as well as being a member of the Sussex Family History Group, the Norfolk Family History Society and the Kent Family History Society. He lives in Kent with his husband, son, dog and an assortment of chickens.

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  • Patrick Hurton
    5.0 out of 5 stars The town I grew up in.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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    My mum evacuated from Hastings in 1941 or 1942. She never talked much about her experiences during her time in Hastings and then Bath during the war. I was born in Bath but my mum wanted to go back to Hastings as soon as it was safe. The pictures and stories of the bombed areas are still in my mind as my mates and I used to play in the bombed out buildings. St Leonard's Parish Church was my mums church andI was baptized in the temporary church hall just up the hill from the bombed out one. Got to see the rebuilt church on one of my wife's and my visits to St. Leonard's.
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  • AvidReader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and useful
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2022
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    So many facts crammed into one volume! An amazing history of how one town coped with WW2.
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  • Stuart
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Hastings history must!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021
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    A great read! I grew up in hastings and it was great to find out how the town has been changed by the war
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  • Voxdicentis
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you love Hastings and are interested in its past
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2017
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    Well researched, well written. An insight into a town getting by under appalling circumstances and food for thought regarding what's going on in some regions of the world today. If you love Hastings and are interested in its past, this book, and its sequel are essential reading.
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  • Rod H
    3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read for a local
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2014
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    Having lived in Hastings as a very young child during the war, I found the book interesting and well written but it does draw heavily on previously published material and in some cases almost word for word from 'Hastings and St Leonards in the Front Line', published just after the war, and of which I have a copy so, to me, only worth three stars.
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  • Sylvia Masters
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2018
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    Love this book and the real storey from real people that where there at the time.
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