When the children came home : stories from wartime evacuees / Julie Summers.
When the children came home : stories from wartime evacuees / Julie Summers.
When the children came home : stories from wartime evacuees / Julie Summers.
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London : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N940.53161/29
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Language
English
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xix, 345 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
London : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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On 1 September 1939 Operation Pied Piper began. Its aim was to place the children of Britain's industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. The figures are breathtaking. One-and-a-half million children, pregnant women and school teachers were evacuated in three days. A further two million children were evacuated privately. It added up to th...
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When the children came home : stories from wartime evacuees / Julie Summers.
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Cover subtitle: Stories of wartime evacuees.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.53161/29
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74Vv6PLZeZzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6PLZeZzX
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ISBN
1847377254 (hbk.)
9781847377258 (hbk.)
DDC
940.531610941
MMS ID
991006752449702626
