The impact of civilian evacuation in the Second World War / Travis L. Crosby.
This book, first published in 1986, examines the wartime evacuation of children in Britain from their homes in cities to safety in the countryside. It analyses the social impact of the separation on parents and children, and teases out of the official records the origins and assumptions of evacuatio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2022.
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| Series: | Routledge library editions. WW2 ;
v. 14. |
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| Summary: | This book, first published in 1986, examines the wartime evacuation of children in Britain from their homes in cities to safety in the countryside. It analyses the social impact of the separation on parents and children, and teases out of the official records the origins and assumptions of evacuation planning. It examines the aims, implementation and evolution of the evacuation policy, its success or failure and its effect upon post-war social planning in Britain. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781000458350 1000458350 9781000458435 1000458431 9781003186021 1003186025 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2022) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Travis L. Crosby. |