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War and welfare : British prisoner of war families, 1939-45.
During the Second World War, some 250,000 British servicemen were taken captive by either the Axis powers or the Japanese. As a result of this, their wives and families became completely dependent on the military and civil authorities. This book examines the experiences of the millions of service de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 9780719078545; 9780719078545; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'No such useless appendage' -the state and service families before 1939; 2. 'An untidy arrangement'
- service Family and Dependants' Allowances, 1939 to 1945; 3. 'Dead, missing or prisoner of war?'- classifying men lost in action; 4. 'The fortunes of war'
- uncertainty and economic hardship; 5. 'Nobody would tell you anything'- official secrets and bureaucratic misinformation; 6. 'By ourselves, for ourselves' -unofficial information, self-help and charities.
- 7. 'The rate for the job'
- debate son postwar service allowancesConclusions; Bibliography; Index.