wyszukanych pozycji: 2
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Prisoners of War, Prisoners of Peace: Captivity, Homecoming and Memory in World War II
ISBN: 9781845201562 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Until recently, the popular image of World War II prisoners of war has been framed by tales of heroic escape or immense suffering at the hands of malevolent captors. For the vast majority, however, the reality was very different. This collection brings together new scholarship, largely based on sources from previously unavailable Eastern European or Japanese archives. Authors highlight a number of important comparatives. Whereas for the British and Americans held by the Germans and Japanese, the end of the war meant a swift repatriation and demobilization, for the Germans it heralded the... Until recently, the popular image of World War II prisoners of war has been framed by tales of heroic escape or immense suffering at the hands of m... |
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639,30 |
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War and Welfare: British Prisoner of War Families, 1939-45
ISBN: 9780719078545 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 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 government...
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 ...
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cena:
440,00 |