“Mortimer’s dramatic renderings of what Londoners and German and British military men experienced make for compelling nonfiction.”—Kirkus
“The careful scene-setting painlessly imparts forgotten information about the facets of wartime life…Gavin Mortimer’s book is a timely reminder that there are still many living survivors who remember and were scarred by the terrifying experiences.”—The Literary Review
“Mortimer deserves full credit for assembling a mountain of material and presenting it with lucidity and balance.”—Daily Mail
