Author:Jerry White
‘Zeppelin Nights is social history at its best… White creates a vivid picture of a city changed forever by war’ The Times
2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War. In those four decisive years, London was irrevocably changed. Soldiers passed through the capital on their way to the front and wounded men were brought back to be treated in London’s hospitals. At night, London plunged into darkness for fear of Zeppelins that raided the city. Meanwhile, women escaped the drudgery of domestic service to work as munitionettes. Full employment put money into the pockets of the poor for the first time. Self-appointed moral guardians seize the chance to clamp down on drink, frivolous entertainment and licentious behaviour.
Even against a war-torn landscape, Londoners were determined to get on with their lives, firmly resolved not to let Germans or puritans spoil their enjoyment. Peopled with patriots and pacifists, clergymen and thieves, bluestockings and prostitutes, Jerry White’s magnificent panorama reveals a battle-scarred yet dynamic, flourishing city.
‘Jerry White's name on a title page is a guarantee of a lively, compassionate book full of striking incidents and memorable images… This is a fast-paced social history that never stumbles… A well-orchestrated polyphony of voices that brings history alive’ Guardian
Zeppelin Nights is social history at its best… White creates a vivid picture of a city changed for ever by war
—— Robbie Millen , The TimesJerry White's name on a title page is a guarantee of a lively, compassionate book full of striking incidents and memorable images… This is a fast-paced social history that never stumbles… A well-orchestrated polyphony of voices that brings history alive
—— Richard Davenport-Hines , GuardianWhite delivers in brilliant time-eclipsing detail an evolving and often deeply moving portrait of a city that became gradually squeezed to its limits
—— Juliet Nicolson , Sunday TelegraphJerry White is masterful at mixing hard facts and statistics with telling anecdotes
—— Craig Brown , Mail on SundayA superbly detailed account… Professor White has written a fine social history that portrays London as a teeming nerve centre of the Allied war effort
—— Ian Thomson , Financial TimesIf you only read one [book about the First World War], choose Zeppelin Nights, which is packed with new information and avoids the clichés that are wearying us all
—— Eleanor Updale , TabletA fascinating study
—— Christopher Hart , Sunday TimesAn extraordinary tale… [White] tells it with gusto, nuance and panache
—— Saul David , Evening StandardIntriguing and often surprising
—— Sunday Times[A] timely book… Fascinating
—— Times Higher EducationWhite is London’s foremost historian
—— Church TimesIn a hectic history, teeming with life at all levels, from West End to East End, from music hall to munitions factories, from society balls to sweatshops, the voices of wounded soldiers, dazed refugees, liberated women and sharp-witted Londoners sing and weep throughout this constantly surprising story
—— Iain Finlayson , SagaA convincing and exhaustive account of what Londoners experienced from 1914 to 1918
—— John Hinton , Catholic HeraldA rich social history… White is as adept with individual characters as he is with the statistics of munitions production
—— New StatesmanFew people have a better grasp of the history of London than Professor Jerry White
—— Sally White , Daily MailFresh, interesting… Vivid and often moving
—— Ekin Karasin , UK Press SyndicationWhite writes with the fluency of a novelist, and this book can be hugely recommended
—— Mark Le Fanu , Spears Wealth Management SurveyA first-rate social history
—— Ian Thomson , GuardianAs ever with Jerry White, the broader themes are peppered with wonderful, throwaway trivia, while the main thrust is both meticulously researched and highly readable
—— LondonistWhite’s book is a true piece of art
—— Susannah Perkins , NudgeA sparkling and fascinating account
—— David E. HoffmanWell-paced narrative...of great relevance today, when such conflicts seem (but only seem) to have disappeared.
—— Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyImmensely compelling
—— Fred Hiatt , The Pat BankerMeticulously researched
—— Duncan White , Irish IndependentThe true strength of this meticulously researched book is the placing of the revelations into the context of a compelling human drama
—— Weekly TelegraphEngrossing
—— Andrew Lynch , Sunday Business Post[An] outstanding treasure of literature
—— Market OracleImpeccably researched, and moving, this book breaks new ground
—— 5 stars , Sunday Telegraph
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