Whistling in the Dark ― Memory and Culture in Wartime London

The title derives from a Londoner's diary entry of 1944: "We are all going to have whistles as Mr. Bendall thinks if we are buried, it will be so useful to whistle to our rescuers." Through interviews with 50 people who lived through the German Blitz, the author (a Ph.D. in folklore) conveys the daily experiences of London during it's "finest hour," and analyzes wartime media messages and historical interpretations in juxtaposition with those individual realities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.