First publication of a unique resource that provides fascinating insight into the mood of the nationat a crucial time in the Second World War when the conflict's outcome was far from certainFrom May to September 1940, during a period that saw some of the most dramatic events of the warthe evacuation from Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the opening stages of the Blitzthe Ministry of Information compiled daily reports on the morale of the nation for circulation within Whitehall. These reports make fascinating reading: they tell the story of people's hopes and fearsfrom rumors about German...