Churchill's children : the evacuee experience in wartime Britain / John Welshman.
Churchill's children : the evacuee experience in wartime Britain / John Welshman.
Churchill's children : the evacuee experience in wartime Britain / John Welshman.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N940.53161/28
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 354 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Introduction : a child's war -- Evacuation : just another word -- Operation Pied Piper -- The railway children -- Living out of a suitcase -- The official response -- A winter on welfare -- City and countryside -- Spitfire summer -- Victims or vandals? -- One year on -- The long haul -- Reconstructi...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
Based on the stories of 13 children and adults, 'Churchill's Children' tells the often moving story of the evacuation of school children in Britain during the Second World War, from the perspective of the children themselves as well as the many adults who were caught up in this massive wartime enterprise.
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Churchill's children : the evacuee experience in wartime Britain / John Welshman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-328) and index.
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N940.53161/28
Record Identifier
74VKm8VW6bod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm8VW6bod
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ISBN
0199574413 (hbk.)
9780199574414 (hbk.)
DDC
940.53161
MMS ID
991020677069702626
