Catalogue: JASMCD 2541
Price Code: A
Release Date: 01/01/1995
Bar Code: 5013727 25412 5
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Vera LYNNSomething To Remember - Wartime Memories
 
1995 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of
World War II. May, 1945, saw the surrender of Germany and the collapse of
Hitler's dream of a 1000 Year Reich, and in August, 1945, the might of the
Japanese Empire was finally crushed. To the younger generations, names, places
and events from that fateful era are just part of history, but for those who
remember what it was like during those six dark years, memories galore will come
flooding back. Shall we ever forget Churchill and his inspirational marshalling
of the English language, or President Roosevelt who helped Britain during the
early days of war with his Lease-Lend, Montgomery in North Africa, Eisenhower in
Europe or General Slim in Burma? Best forgotten are the three nasties, Hitler,
Goebbels and Goering, plus a few other unsavoury individuals. Hitherto almost
unknown but now stamped indelibly in our memories are places like Dunkirk, El
Alamein, Anzio, Arromanches and Arnhem. Remember the collapse of France with the
Germans only 21 miles away across the English Channel, the Desert Rats in North
Africa, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the valour of Malta, the terrible
plight of our men on the Burma Road, the landings in Sicily, D-Day and the
eventual crossing of the Rhine? At home there was the "Dig For Victory"
campaign, the Battle of Britain, the London Blitz and the air raids on Coventry
and other great cities, the "Doodle-Bug", the V-2 rockets, then finally, the joy
of V-E Day. But amongst all this turmoil of war, there was a voice that helped
to keep us going, a voice of comfort, of solace and of hope, a voice that
brought parted loved ones together again for a few fleeting moments. It belonged
to a young lady from London's East Ham, Vera Lynn.
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