Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49

Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49

In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating an…

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