Who Will Take Our Children? - The Story of the Evacuation in Britain 19391945

This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people, mostly children, from the cities to the countryside - and how it affected social life during the war years. It uses hitherto unpublished material from the collections of the Children's Overseas Reception Board and the Mass Observation Archive.

List of contents

1. The First Round  2. Doing It Again  3. The Ties That Bind  4. Perils of the Deep  5. Settled In  6. Welcome the Traveller Home

About the author

Carlton Jackson

Summary

This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people, mostly children, from the cities to the countryside – and how it affected social life during the war years.

Product details

• Authors: Carlton Jackson, Jackson Carlton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032080765
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3208076-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: WW2
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; HISTORY / Military / General, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Age groups: children, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Other Warfare & Defence Issues, Other warfare and defence issues