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Civilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945
Julia S. Torrie
| 304 pages, 9 ills, bibliog., index ISBN 978-1-84545-725-9 Hb $95.00/£55.00 Published (March 2010) Buy now and get 15% off listed price |
"[The book] is well written and well constructed...A high quality work." · Robert Gildea, Oxford University
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 the other, this book provides a unique historical context for addressing current concerns about the impact of air raids and military occupations on civilians.
Julia S. Torrie completed her PhD at Harvard University and has taught European History at St. Thomas University in Canada since 2002.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Preparing for Air War Chapter 2. Order or Chaos? Chapter 3. Organizing Evacuations Chapter 4. Our Stay Gives Us No Pleasure Chapter 5. If Only Family Unity Can Be Maintained Chapter 6. On the Basis of Selection Chapter 7. Responding to Chaos Chapter 8. Evacuation's Aftermath
Note on sources Bibliography Index