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War and Welfare

British Prisoner of War Families, 1939-45 (Politics, Culture & Society in)

by Barbara Hately-Broad

Prisoners of warWorld war, 1939-1945, great britainWorld War, 1939-1945British Prisoners and prisonsFamilies of prisoners of warHistoryGovernment policyMilitary dependents

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 and civil authorities. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the British Home Front during the Second World War.

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