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Autore |
Hately-Broad Barbara |
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Titolo |
War and welfare : British POW families, 1939-45 / / Barbara Hately-Broad |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9781847797261 |
1847797261 |
9781781702352 |
1781702357 |
9781847793058 |
1847793053 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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