Struggling

I've written about half of the sequel to Slow Boil (which still doesn't have a title) and find that I need to pause and do some more research. I don't mind the research; in fact I love the research. I'm struggling to find the time that I want to devote to it. So much other "life" is consuming my time. I'm hoping that after Spring Break I'll have more time to just read and research.

Behind the Page... Battle of Britain

Londoners took refuge in The Tube, London's subway system.

Behind the Page... Battle of Britain

London was devastated by the bombings. Children were sent to live in the countryside in order to keep them safe. The Battle of Britain is why the Pevensies in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe go to live with Professor Kirke.

Behind the page... Battle of Britain

During World War II Germany sought to defeat Britain through air raid bombings.

Gurs Concentration Camp

The German Jews of Baden were sent to a concentration camp in Gurs, France. This was not a "death" camp; there were no gas chambers. However, it was a prison camp, and the conditions were miserable.

The first deportation

German Jews in Baden hold the dubious distinction of being the first German Jews deported by the Nazis, and the only German Jews to be sent west. Heidelberg, the main setting of Slow Boil, is located in Baden. Thus, the depiction in Slow Boil of German Jews being deported west in 1940 is accurate despite the unusual aspects of the scenario.

The Phony War

While Great Britain and France did finally declare war on Germany in September 1939 after the invasion of Poland, they didn't do anything. In the meantime, Hitler and Stalin invaded Scandinavian countries. So great was the inactivity of the Allies that the period from September 1939 to June 1940 has been dubbed The Phony War.