Published for the first time, this illuminating and poignant correspondence offers a rare insight into the workings of the Cabinet War Rooms towards the end of the Second World War, and documents the rich wartime experiences of a woman with exclusive access to the closed world of Churchill's inner circle.

1939-1945 saw many important events of the Second World War. Yet a young secretary, Olive Christopher, was party to the political secrets of these crucial final years, working in Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms.

About the Author
Joanna Moody is a part-time lecturer in the Department of English and related literature at the University of York. She has edited several collections of letters and diaries and contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. She is currently editing Ezra Pound's family diaries together with her husband and Pound's daughter. Dr Moody has also recently won Vice Chancellor's teaching award at the University of York. She lives in North Yorkshire.

Reviews
'One of the most atmospheric eyewitness accounts of that time' -- Elizabeth Grice * The Daily Telegraph *



Book Information
ISBN 9780752440743
Author Joanna Moody
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 10mm