03927nam 2200829 a 450 991079173750332120200520144314.01-84779-726-11-78170-235-71-84779-305-310.7765/9781847793058(CKB)2560000000085663(EBL)1069625(OCoLC)818847379(SSID)ssj0000747113(PQKBManifestationID)12301045(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747113(PQKBWorkID)10717341(PQKB)10069778(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085736(OCoLC)957516089(MdBmJHUP)muse78001(OCoLC)1132229350(Au-PeEL)EBL1069625(CaPaEBR)ebr10623295(CaONFJC)MIL843551(MiAaPQ)EBC1069625(DE-B1597)659096(DE-B1597)9781847793058(EXLCZ)99256000000008566320121130d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar and welfare[electronic resource] British POW families, 1939-45 /Barbara Hately-BroadManchester Manchester University Press20091 online resource (303 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-7854-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 charities7. 'The rate for the job' - debate son postwar service allowancesConclusions; Bibliography; IndexDuring 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 military and civil authorities. This book examines the experiences of the millions of service dependents created by total war. The book then focuses on the most disadvantaged elements of this group - the wives, children and dependents of men taken prisoner- and the changes brought about by the exigencies of total war. Further chapters reflect on how these families organised to lobby governmentWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, BritishFamilies of prisoners of warGreat BritainHistory20th centuryFamilies of prisoners of warGovernment policyGreat BritainHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945Social aspectsGreat BritainAxis powers.British Home Front.British governments.British servicemen.Second World War.conflict.misinformation.service dependents.total war.welfare provision.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, British.Families of prisoners of warHistoryFamilies of prisoners of warGovernment policyHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Social aspects941.084086949Hately-Broad Barbara1550957MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791737503321War and welfare3828572UNINA