Description
| Product ID: | 9781845457259 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | 'For Their Own Good' |
| Subtitle: | Civilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945 |
| Authors: | Author: Julia S. Torrie |
| Page Count: | 280 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Second World War, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, France, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | 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 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 and French throughout World War II, this book shows how policies in each country were shaped by events in the other. A truly cross-national comparison in a field dominated by accounts of one country or the other, this book provides a unique historical context for addressing current concerns about the impact of air raids and military occupations on civilians. |
| Imprint Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Publisher Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-03-01 |
