| Author |
Shephard, Ben, 1948-
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| Publication |
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, [2011]
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| Copyright date |
©2011 |
| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xii, 489 pages ; 25 cm |
| Call # |
940.53086 S |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain in slightly different form by The Bodley Head, London, 2010"--T.p. verso. |
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"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-470) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced repatriation.
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Repatriation -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Repatriation -- Asia -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
140004068X (hardcover) : |
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9781400040681 (hardcover) |
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