Run Rabbit, Run: Harry Leslie Smith on the first year of World War Two

The Phoney War

Summer 1939 was long, lazy, and filled with abundant sunshine. I didn’t see much sunlight because I worked 12 hours a day as a manager for , Grosvenor’s located at the Halifax Arcade. But when I was free of work, I spent my time aimlessly chasing girls or loafing outside with friends in city parks. My mates and I were unconcerned with the …