War and welfare : British POW 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 families became completely dependent on the military & civil authorities. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the British Home...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hately-Broad, Barbara
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, British.
Families of prisoners of war > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Families of prisoners of war > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Familles de prisonniers de guerre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Familles de prisonniers de guerre > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Social History.
Families of prisoners of war
Social aspects
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • No such useless appendage : the state and service families before 1939
  • An untidy arrangement : service Family and Dependents' Allowances, 1939 to 1945
  • Dead, missing or prisoner of war : classifying men lost in action
  • The fortunes of war : uncertainty and economic hardship
  • Nobody would tell you anything : official secrets and bureaucratic misinformation
  • By ourselves, for ourselves : unofficial information, self-help and charities
  • The rate for the job' : debates on postwar service allowances.

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