Our Backyard War details the effects of World War II on the communities of western Merioneth. It conveys the general atmosphere of the time, how the people coped with their problems, and the changeover from civilian to wartime mode in a world where many items and basic foodstuffs were suddenly rationed.
What had been a small close-knit community suddenly saw the upheaval of families being split up with relatives "called up" or directed to work in industries far wawy from home. There was also always the risk of an air raid or the dread of receiving a telegram saying that a loved one was either missing or had been killed.
Containing the author's personal and also private collection of photographs, this encyclopaedic volume gives readers a fresh insight on an aspect of popular historical concern.
