A fascinating and invaluable primary source chronicling “the people's war”.

The Times Literary Supplement

This remarkable collection of accounts manages to capture the mood of “our people” during the latter days of the war, and helps us better understand the day-to-day experience of living through what was a unique period of British history.

This England

Our People's War is a genuinely fascinating history.

The Independent

A considerable work, covering every aspect of wartime life as it affected ordinary people ... Both the researcher and those who prefer to dip in and out of this splendid volume will derive immense enjoyment from it, as well as respect for the ordinary men and women whose opinions it records.

The Church Times

[A] fascinating survey.

Morning Star

Extremely valuable … a rich and fascinating survey.

History of War