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When the Children Came Home
Julie Summers
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Description for When the Children Came Home
Paperback. A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of children evacuated during the Second World War and the families they left behind Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
On 1 September 1939 Operation Pied Piper bgan to place the children of Britain's industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. 1.5 million children, pregnant women and schoolteachers were evacuated in 3 days. A further 2 million children were evacuated privately; the largest mass evacuation of children in British history.
Some children went abroad, others were sent to institutions, but the majority were billeted with foster families. Some were away for weeks or months, others for years. Homecoming was not always easy and a few described it as more difficult than going away in the first place. ... Read more
On 1 September 1939 Operation Pied Piper bgan to place the children of Britain's industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. 1.5 million children, pregnant women and schoolteachers were evacuated in 3 days. A further 2 million children were evacuated privately; the largest mass evacuation of children in British history.
Some children went abroad, others were sent to institutions, but the majority were billeted with foster families. Some were away for weeks or months, others for years. Homecoming was not always easy and a few described it as more difficult than going away in the first place. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847398765
SKU
V9781847398765
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About Julie Summers
Julie Summers is a bestselling writer, researcher and historian. Her books include :Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine; a biography of her grandfather, the man who built the 'real' bridge over the River Kwai, The Colonel of Tamarkan, Stranger in the House and When the Children Came Home,a social history of servicemen returning to their families from the Second World War. She ... Read more
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