Demobbed : coming home after the Second World War
Allport, Alan, 1970-2009
Books, Manuscripts
This work is the real story of what happened when millions of ex-servicement returned home. Allport draws on their personal letters and diaries, on newspapers, reports, novels and films to illuminate the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families and society at large.
Main title:
Demobbed : coming home after the Second World War / Alan Allport.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.
Collation:
x, 265 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300140439 (hbk)0300140436 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941'.0854'08697941.0854940.55941.085
Local class:
941.085
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Army -- Demobilization -- Psychological aspectsGreat Britain. Army -- Demobilization -- Psychological aspectsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Public opinionPublic opinion -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-World War II -- Demobilisation
BRN:
637589