Witness History
Witness History
BBC World Service
Vera Brittain: Anti-Bombing Campaigner
8 minutes Posted Aug 13, 2018 at 12:50 am.
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During WW2 the feminist and writer, Vera Brittain, spoke out against the saturation bombing of German cities. Her stance won her enemies in Britain and the USA. Vincent Dowd has been speaking to her daughter Shirley Williams about the impact of her campaign.

Photo: Vera Brittain at Euston Station, London, in 1956. Credit: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images