FORCES SWEETHEARTS - JOANNA LUMLEY - WARTIME ROMANCE

Wartime romance represents the human side of war, a side that is often obscured by the conventional images of battlefield action and technological might. This book explores the special nature of relationships between men and women in wartime: the way in which war brings some couples together and pulls others apart; how love survives whie partners are separated by thousands of miles; and how people cope with the constant fear thatloved ones might never return.

Forces Sweethearts is lavishly illustrated with some 150 photographs and facsimiles of letter, postcards, telegrams, diaries, drawings, Valentine cards, honeymoon hotel bills, concert programmes, cartoons and press cuttings - all the ephemera of wartime life that survive because of their enduring sentimental value. In combination with Joanna Lumley's sensitive and evocative text, they make this book a stylish, nostalgic volume to be savoured and treasured.

This is a really lovely book which I have read over and over. There are so many lovely stories and sad ones too about love during the war. It is hardback and is still in lovely condition. I loved reading the letters that couples wrote to each other and seeing the old photographs. A beautiful book which anyone with a heart will absolutely love!!!!