'Quiet, Dogged Confidence'

5th July 1942: Despite a series of military reverses the British public still believe in eventual victory

Jul 5, 2022

A couple stand in the doorway of bomb damaged home. The woman holds a kettle and a radio. 7 June 1942

Even as Winston Churchill faced a challenge to his running of the war in the Commons, a consequence of the various military reverses that Britain had seen in the first half of 1942, the public mood remained undaunted.

On hand to record the public state o…

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