Whistling in the Dark

Written with zest and commitment and will stimulate discussion.

~Albion

A finely balanced narrative that broadens and complicates but does not essentially change the long-time view that people, on the whole, behaved well during that testing time.

~Canadian Literature

Freedman compares postwar memory with a variety of wartime documents (e.g., BBC broadcasts; Ministry of Information memoranda; and film, diaries, and music) to analyze the relationship between myth and history in regard to London during WW II.

~Choice

An excellent book.... Shows that history and memory are essential if we are to let those whispers be heard.

~Journal of Indian Folkloristics

Adopts a fresh approach to one of the central myths of twentieth-century British history.

~Keith Robbins

Freedman successfully abandons the view of a united and heroic wartime London without creating an opposing viewpoint that would be equally flawed.

~Library Journal

A valuable addition to our understanding of wartime Britain.... Freedman brings to life the experiences of frequently ignored groups.

~Southern Historian

Builds up a colourful and eclectic picture of wartime life.

~Twentieth-Century British History