In this book, Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham attempt to show some of the effects of war upon the children they have cared for in their three nurseries. It is an admirable piece of work, not only for its contribution to the study of children, but for its description of the tremendous task performed by the authors during the London 'blitz'. In addition to establishing these nurseries, they treated children, trained teachers, made psychological studies, and managed to find time to send monthly reports to the United States.

The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with psychological conclusions, and the second, case histories made up from