02390nam 22004453u 450 991078765030332120230126210849.01-78238-391-3(CKB)2670000000432566(EBL)544429(OCoLC)645102027(MiAaPQ)EBC544429(EXLCZ)99267000000043256620140324d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||''for Their Own Good''[electronic resource] Civilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945New York, NY Berghahn Books20141 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-390-5 Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Notes; Note on Sources; Bibliography; Index The early twentieth-century advent of aerial bombing made successful evacuations essential to any war effort, but ordinary people resented them deeply. Based on extensive archival research in Germany and France, this is the first broad, comparative study of civilian evacuations in Germany and France during World War II. The evidence uncovered exposes the complexities of an assumed monolithic and all-powerful Nazi state by showing that citizens' objections to evacuations, which were rooted in family concerns, forced changes in policy. Drawing attention to the interaction between the Germans Bombing, Aerial -- Social aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operationsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- FranceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- GermanyBombing, Aerial -- Social aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- France.World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Germany.940.53/16Torrie Julia S1554113AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910787650303321'for Their Own Good'3815153UNINA