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Demobbed : coming home after the Second World War

Allport, Alan, 1970-2010

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Summary

This work is the real story of what happened when millions of ex-servicement returned home. Allport draws on their personal letters and diaries, on newspapers, reports, novels and films to illuminate the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families and society at large.

Record details

Main title:

Demobbed : coming home after the Second World War / Alan Allport.

Author:

Allport, Alan, 1970-, author

Imprint:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.

Collation:

x, 265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Notes:

Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300168860 (pbk)

Dewey class:

941'.0854'08697941.0854941.085408697941.085

LC class:

DA588

Language:

English

Subject:

Great Britain. Army -- Demobilization -- Psychological aspectsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Public opinionPublic opinion -- Great BritainHistoryGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-

BRN:

1609102

Bookmark link:

https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1609102

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