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_FOREWORD_ xi
_I ON MY WAY_
1. Qualms 1
2. Crossing 1
3. Way Station 5
_II ALL QUIET_
1. Peace to War--Seven Hours 11
2. “He Hasn’t Come Yet, Sir.” 16
3. First Impressions 24
_III MOST HATEFUL, MOST BEAUTIFUL_
1. Ringed and Stabbed with Fire 30
2. Night Stroll, Illuminated 33
3. The Landmarks 36
4. Roughing It 42
5. Whooo-issshhh! 45
6. Sounds and Sights 48
7. Blindfolded in Sahara 53
_IV THE HEROES ARE ALL THE PEOPLE_
1. It’s All True 57
2. The Cupboard’s Not Bare 60
3. Street Scene 68
4. This Is the Way of Wapping 74
5. The Pynted Awl 77
_V GUNS AND BOMBERS_
1. Tea, with Sound Effects 82
2. Miscellany 90
3. The Beaver 96
4. Shop Talk with the R.A.F. 102
_VI THE CAVE DWELLERS_
1. All I Could Bear 110
2. Double-X 115
3. Stars and Stripes 122
4. Looking Ahead 127
_VII EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH_
1. Fear, with Laughter 133
2. Yorkshire Farm 138
3. Visit to Scotland 140
4. A Scottish Family 146
5. The Red Clyde 149
6. Defense in Depth 156
_VIII MURDER IN THE MIDLANDS_
1. Train Talk 162
2. Factories--Everywhere 165
3. Blitzkiss in Coventry 167
4. Notes on the Cuff 175
_IX YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING_
1. The War in Wales 179
2. Miner 183
3. No Man’s Land 185
4. Longshore Pub 191
5. Back to London 194
_X BOMBS DO THE DAMNEDEST THINGS_
1. “Shut Up, They’ll Hear You!” 201
2. Germans, Arise and Flee 205
3. A Visit with Low 211
4. Ready for Hitler 217
5. Good-bye to All That 222
_EPILOGUE_ 227