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is tragic. This book grabbed my attention,
I could feel for the American soldiers and I barely could understand why the older British characters in this plot disliked the “Yanks” as the soldiers were termed in the book.
The book cover was what made me to read this book, I wanted to figure out who the “Yanks” were,
Reading this book was like stepping into history, I was thankful the era of World War has been over long before I was born, I am thankful for this present century and period,
The author writes interestingly well, Human feelings and emotions will surge through you as you read this book,
I am a big fan of historical sagas so this book did a very great
job in being detailed,
Such a sweet book with awesome characters that I had to be fair in picking favourites,
rating,
I received a complimentary copy of this book, Opinions expressed in this review are mine, Margaret Mayhew's WWnovels are full of the atmosphere of the time period, 'Our Yanks' is no exception to that rule and is well worth a read.
A story about a small rural English village during WWII and how their world gets turned upside down when the Americans come to stay at the nearby airbase.
What I enjoyed about this book is how it portrayed the daily life of the British during this time, While the country wasnt invaded, they suffered as well, Not only the loss of loved ones, but the rations and bombings as well,
I did feel the book ended a bit abruptly, Excellent
Enjoyed this book, very informative about when the Americans were here during the war, nice little English village, and some element s of romance, which I really like This is a gently paced WWhistorical saga novel set inin Northamptonshire England.
This story captures the ethos of an English village during the second world war, The rationing, the loss of loved ones, the loneliness and the realistic mix of community spirit and village gossip,
The American airmen's impact on the cosy villagers is perfectly pitched in this novel, The villagers are worried about their daughters and how they airmen will alter the village's ambience, The American airmen are lonely, scared of war and dismayed with the lack of facilities and the villagers' reluctant acceptance of them,
There's animosity, friendship and romance in this historical saga with poignancy, humour and some happy endings,
I received a copy of this book from Transworld Publishers via NetGalley in return for an honest review, Fantastic book, I really enjoyed reading this and I do hope the author writes more about the people in this book, Well worth readingstars!! A lovely story of rural country life during wwand how the arrival of Amerucan Service Men turned their lives upside down and parents feared for their daughters.
I enjoyed what story there was and I have given it three because it just stopped, What can I say! I absolutely love her books, It's been quite a few years since I read this and it was just as enjoyable as the first time,
Great characters, lovely English village setting, lots of angst and of course the war, Fabulous reading. Excellent
This is a very good portrayal l of the first Americans arriving in a small English town, The wariness at first by both sides and the gradual acceptance by both, There are several very emotional passage, An excellent book for those who are readers of WWstories, I enjoyed Our Yanks and recommend it a touching wartime story with a different twist to it well worth reading and a good book It is, and the little village of Kings Thorpe have, up to now had no bombs or been overtaken by Yanks.
They have, however, obviously been affected by rationing and young men going of to war, We are introduced to some villagers and we follow their lives for a while, Then it is announced the Yanks are taking over the old RAF Aerodrome and the villagers begin to co, plain, no one wants them here, The older villagers exclaiming "They will be trouble!" Off course, when they arrive, these lads are just that, young Americans and we see clashes between them and the villagers.
There are dances, socials as well as everything possible created to attempt to reduce the clashes and to help these young lads fit into the village.
. . and for the villagers to allow them to become part of the community too,
The Yanks begin to slowly blend in and as the story develops we see budding romances and hopes shattered at the same time.
A Yank, Joe Bilsky gets taken under the lonely Miss Cutteridge's wing and he becomes like a son to her, The American's that can't resist the ladies but are already married, All the things I have heard about from my Grandparents about the Yanks is all here in one book, for me to learn and also entertain myself with!
Again, another Maragaret Mayhew story that I could not put down.
I am a sucker for a historical fiction story from the war and this is the second one that i have got lost in and loved the characters and the time period.
So good to read and learn as well I feel,
Thank you to Random Things Tours, netgalley and the publisher for both books to take part in this double blog tour today, I really loved them both, Fascinating historical Info About American Soldiers In England During WW II,
I found "Our Yanks" to be fascinating and informative reading about this period that as a child of the's I was not aware of.
This is NOT a love story,nor an historical romance as there is almost no development of any of the characters, It is more an historical fiction,
I would have preferred that the occasional incidents of cursing, were totally avoided, but they are not excessive,
A very interesting book that was hard for me to put down,
I enjoyed reading the different feelings that the Brits had about our American soldiers being stationed in their country,and I can totally agree with their feelings both pro and con,and I have no doubt about the incident of arrogance from the American Commander at the Welcoming party that offended many Brits.
Really interesting insights to how the joining of two very different cultures was experienced by all concerned, War is tragic. This book grabbed my attention,
I could feel for the American soldiers and I barely could understand why the older British characters in this plot disliked the “Yanks” as the soldiers were termed in the book.
The book cover was what made me to read this book, I wanted to figure out who the “Yanks” were,
Reading this book was like stepping into history, I was thankful the era of World War has been over long before I was born, I am thankful for this present century and period,
The author writes interestingly well, Human feelings and emotions will surge through you as you read this book,
I am a big fan of historical sagas so this book did a very great job in being detailed,
Such a sweet book with awesome characters that I had to be fair in picking favourites,
rating,
I received a complimentary copy of this book, Opinions expressed in this review are mine, sitelink blogspot. com/ It was August,, and into a quiet English village roared a Fighter Group of the American Eighth Army Air Force, The villagers had never seen anything like them before, They were glamorous, exciting, and ready to win the war,
Night after night these brave men face the enemyand many nights, not all of them return, An authentic English tale of risky wartime romance, Our Yanks is loaded with oldfashioned charm,
I really wanted to like this book but it just sort of stopped! Is that because theres another book coming Margaret Mayhew was born in London and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz.
She began writing in her mid thirties and had her first novel published in, She is married to American aviation author, Philip Kaplan, and lives in Gloucestershire, .