Allport, Alan
Demobbed: Coming Home After World War Two
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300168860
- author:
- Allport, Alan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Genre:
- Europe - Great Britain - General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War
Millions of British servicemen were demobilized after World War II, returning home to find their lives had changed forever. As they struggled to reassert their place in family life and rejoin a labor force that had moved on, civilians worried about the impact of their experiences.
This book explores the darker side of the homecoming experience, drawing on personal letters, diaries, newspapers, reports, novels, and films to shed light on the trials, troubles, and triumphs of those who returned from war. A gripping story that is in danger of being lost to national memory.
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