""For Their Own Good"" by Julia S. Torrie (Hardback Book)

Name: ""For Their Own Good"" by Julia S. Torrie (Hardback Book)
Brand: Berghahn Books

Berghahn Books

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\n\n\""For Their Own Good\""\nCivilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ser;