... people's memories of the Blitz. We can be sure of this as the publisher is not allowed to lie by law, so the content must be genuine. b) Source B is useful in helping us understand the effects of the ...

... which was the 50th anniversary of the Blitz. Rather than explaining the loss and bereavement and focusing on the mourning of the dead, the author based it upon the victorious celebration of the Blitz's 50th anniversary of succeeding and surviving. ...

... described the Blitz as a time of unity and courage however it was also a time of terror and panic due to the imminent danger imposed by the Germans, the author has deliberately written this book on a biased point ...

... source is from "a book published in 1990 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Blitz", meaning that the British peoples' morale may have been exaggerated in order for them to appear more courageous than they actually were. Words: 178 History GCSE ...

... of unity and courage however it was also a time of terror and panic, the author has deliberately written this book on a biased point of view so he can sell and win the minds and hearts of the readers. 2. ...

... common and united determination through the Blitz. This was their response to the effects of the Blitz. Although this source is good evidence as there are many other things to back it up there are also reasons to mistrust it e.g. ...

... exactly what this source does. It is nostalgic, looking back at the Blitz and remembering the positive points of it. The only problem is, there does not seem to be any negative issues here, and portrays the Blitz as a ...

... of the Blitz, but the positive effect it had on the people or "heroes" as the passage says. "Out of terror and tragedy came courage and unshakeable determination" really sums up the passage. 2. Study Sources B, C, How useful are sources ...

... and Liverpool were bombed as some were major industrial areas and others were major ports. Hitler also wanted to bomb industry to reduce the British capacity to fight the war. This night bombing of British cities become known as the ...

... This suggests that no matter what the conditions were, the British would stand against Hitler without even a flinch. The extract from the book is a secondary source with a nostalgic view of the memory of people who lived through ...

... growing food and making clothes. Hitler had hoped that constant heavy bombing on major British cities would dampen morale. In fact, Source A suggests that the effect was quite the opposite, for even "in the most appalling circumstances [the civilians] kept ...

... as possible and keep their wits about them in such conditions. 'Those at home in the most appalling circumstances kept their sense of humour.' This quote states that despite the horrific devastation around them the British civilians still found something ...

... heroes this means that the British people must have played a part in the Blitz. Also I can learn that the British people were full of courage at a time full of tragedy and terror and that the British people ...

... came courage and unshakeable determination" really sums up the passage. 2. Source B is dated 1943. A time where the British public would be used to the Blitz and fed up with its ongoing terror. The censors have banned the photo, as ...

... government took to ensure that the destruction of the German Blitz, which started in autumn of 1940, did not leak out to the public by implementing strict censorships. Source A states the British people had "courage", but before World War ...

... of the Blitz, but the positive effect it had on the people or "heroes" as the passage says. "Out of terror and tragedy came courage and unshakeable determination" really sums up the passage. 2. Study Sources B, C, How useful are sources ...

... article is to promote patriotism rather than to inform. 2) How useful are sources B and C in helping you to understand the effects of the Blitz on the people of Britain? Source B is a photograph of the air ...

... the bombings were successful in some areas, they did not do enough to significantly reduce moral and the production of armaments to stop the D-day landings which they knew would happen sooner or later, and the eventual defeat of Germany. ...

... of the first world war on civilian targets the british governement were wary about the casualties that could be sustained by the new and improved air-raids from the german bombers.With the earlier civilian deaths of 1,500 through the total war ...

... of propaganda is that the person taking the picture is up high and wishes to take a picture of a large group. Therefore, he is trying to obtain the best picture possible, most conceivably for a newspaper. All these factors ...

... used to coerce Britain into also surrendering. Another example of bombing before that of the major cities of Britain is in Warsaw, September-October 1939. This bombing was carried out by Germany and so now Hitler had lots of evidence to ...

... would have been very shocking, and damaging to morale, to see the bodies of innocents, and children in sacks. This photo also shows the shock the bombing could cause. It would have been so unexpected for a school to be ...

... part of propaganda by the government, to tell/show/ask parents to send away their kids to the safe countryside. Source C is an interview which was done in 1988 with a school teacher that took part in the evacuation. (Immediately you ...

... should command, had no discipline over the soldiers, but worst of all, he did not care much about the tactics of attacking at all, as he was even once reported of saying he, "just wanted his team to win", this ...

... expected to result from massive bombings'. Warfare had changed since the First World War and the bombing of cities was a recognized tactic. It had been used by the Japanese against the city of Shanghai in 1937 and by the ...