The long road home the aftermath of the Second World War
A reassessment of World War II's legacy evaluates the unique challenges of reconstructing an entire continent of Holocaust survivors and starving refugees, in an account that draws on memoirs, essays, and oral histories to discuss lesser-known aspects of the massive postwar relief efforts.
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Shephard, Ben, |d 1948- | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The long road home : |b the aftermath of the Second World War / |c Ben Shephard. |
| 250 | |a 1st American ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 489 p. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a "Originally published in Great Britain in slightly different form by The Bodley Head, London, 2010"--T.p. verso. | ||
| 500 | |a "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--T.p. verso. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-470) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Author's note -- Introduction: "An enormous deal of kindness" -- Feeding the war machine -- Food and freedom -- "The origin of the perpetual muddle" -- "Half the nationalities of Europe on the march" -- The psychological moment -- The surviving remnant -- "Feed the brutes?" -- Dollars or death -- "You pick it up fast" -- "Even if the gates are locked" -- "Skryning" -- "Save them first and argue after" -- "We grossly underestimated the destruction -- "Dwell, eat, breed, wait" -- "The best interests of the child" -- "Good human stock" -- "We lived to see it" -- America's fair share -- Legacies. | |
| 520 | |a A reassessment of World War II's legacy evaluates the unique challenges of reconstructing an entire continent of Holocaust survivors and starving refugees, in an account that draws on memoirs, essays, and oral histories to discuss lesser-known aspects of the massive postwar relief efforts. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Refugees. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Forced repatriation. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Repatriation |z Europe |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Repatriation |z Asia |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Hays, Sara Light tribute. | |
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