French children under the Allied bombs, 1940–45 : An oral history / / Lindsey Dodd

• Autore: Dodd Lindsey
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.5/30830944
• Soggetto topico: Military campaigns; Children; Bombing, Aerial; World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France; Bombing, Aerial - France - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Children - France
• Soggetto geografico: France
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Children, bombing and France; Three towns under the bombs; Boulogne-Billancourt; Brest; Lille; The structure of this book; Notes; 1 Telling stories; History or memory?; History or oral history?; Individual or collective memory?; Children or adults?; A book about trauma?; Notes; Part I Expecting bombing; 2 Expecting war; Future war; Past war; Present war; Notes; 3 Preparing for bombs; National preparations ; Local and domestic preparationsNotes; Part II Experiencing bombing; 4 Being bombed; Surprise, shelter, survival: practical responses to bombing; Son et lumière: sensory responses to bombing; Hope, fear and despair: emotional responses to bombing; Notes; 5 An evolving response; Evolution of the threat; Vichy's response to the threat; Evolution of local responses; Family and personal responses; Notes; 6 In the aftermath; Local destruction: scale and confrontation; Finding home and family; Encounters with death; Rescue and clearance in the aftermath; Notes; 7 The consequences of bombing ; Disruptions to daily lifeSinistrés; Refugees; Child evacuees: policy; Child evacuees: experience; Notes; Part III Explaining bombing; 8 Explaining bombing to the public; Anti-Allied propaganda; Pro-Allied propaganda; Public opinion, propaganda and bombing; Notes; 9 Explaining bombing to children; Propaganda for children; Explaining to children: extent of knowledge; Notes; 10 Friends, enemies and the wider war; The Allies: friends?; The Germans: enemies?; Bombing and the wider war; Notes; Evaluating bombing: a conclusion; Evaluating the impact of bombing on the individual ; Evaluating impact beyond the individualBombing and memory in France; Notes; Appendix: biographical profiles; Interviewees; Writers; Bibliography; Interviews with the author; Written accounts given to the author; Archival sources; France: main; Archives municipales de Boulogne-Billancourt (AMBB); Archives municipales et communautaires de Brest (AMCB); Archives départementales du Nord (ADN); Archives municipales de Lille (AML); France: other; Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône (ADBR); Archives départementales du Calvados (ADC); Archives départementales de la Creuse (ADCr) ; Archives départementales d'Ille-et-Vilaine (ADIV)Archives départementales de la Loire (ADL); Archives départementales de la Loire-Atlantique (ADLA); Archives départementales du Morbihan (ADM); Archives municipales de Marseille (AMM); Archives nationales de France, Paris (AN); United Kingdom; The National Archives of the United Kingdom (TNA); British Broadcasting Corporation Written Archives at Caversham (BBC WAC); Official documents; Printed memoirs, diaries and contemporary texts; Local magazines; Radio; Websites; Printed secondary works; Unpublished theses; Index
• Titolo autorizzato: French children under the Allied bombs, 1940–45
• ISBN: 1-78499-785-4; 1-78499-741-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910479994103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cultural history of modern war.