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| Plot Summary of Vera & Eddy's War |
"Europe - the Second World War was a war that involved everyone, not just a few generals and politicians, but every member of every family. Devon, England - Vera & Eddy meet and get married but are soon overtaken by extraordinary events of war. From almost comical preparations to repel an invasion and grim reality of enemy air attacks, to the almost surreal spectacle of D-Day and the fighting that followed; Vera & Eddy lived through it and dealt with it in their individual ways. For Eddy, the breakout from Normandy and the advance through Belgium and Holland to the German border, was a time that brought him to the brink of destruction in ways that the word, "destruction", is inadequate to define. Non-fiction (contains true life scenes that some readers might find disturbing). This book is delivered in both HTML and Microsoft Reader versions.
(Gritty and often brutally honest. Sam Smith tells it faithfully, the way Vera & Eddy told it. A book that shatters some of the rose-tinted myths about the British at war.)
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Sam Smith, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 1940's
History of military?
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
History of a people?
Yes
Nationality?
- British
Specific war?
- World War II
Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Naive
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- infantry soldiers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Nationality?
- German/Prussian
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat Unsympathetic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
- England/UK
- France
- Holland/Belgium/Luxembourg
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
Big City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
How much gore?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
How fast-paced is the book?
- 9 (quite a lot)
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- in awe
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses mostly on history of key players
How much romance?
- 5 (an average amount)
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- slapstick
Length of book
- Less than 150 pages
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