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War and welfare : British POW families, 1939-45 / Barbara Hately-Broad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hately-Broad, Barbara, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Families of prisoners of war--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Families of prisoners of war.
- Families of prisoners of war--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustration (black and white), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 families became completely dependent on the military & civil authorities. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the British Home Front during the Second World War.
- Contents:
- 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 charities
- 7. 'The rate for the job' - debate son postwar service allowancesConclusions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781847797261
- 1847797261
- 9781781702352
- 1781702357
- 9781847793058
- 1847793053
- OCLC:
- 818847379
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