Barbara Hately

War and welfare (eBook, ePUB)

British prisoner of war families, 1939-45

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the experiences of the millions of service dependents created by total war, particularly those of men taken captive in both Europe and the Far East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847797261
• Artikelnr.: 42963176

Autorenporträt

Barbara Hately-Broad is a Lecturer in Education at Abingdon and Witney College

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments List of figures 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'
debates on postwar Service Allowances Conclusions Bibliography