Letters home from abroad
Knott, Richard2017
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The Second World War saw many people consigned to long periods of exile, far from home. How did the exiled keep in touch with home? Why were some exiles silent when others wrote frequently and at length? This work explores the nature of such exile and considers what could be written in diaries and letters, given that letters were censored and diaries were, at best, frowned upon. At the book's heart are the stories of three very different exiles: a Liberty Ship captain; a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps; and an airman in Iraq and Palestine.
Main title:
Letters home from abroad / Richard Knott.
Author:
Knott, Richard, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473833968 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5481
LC class:
D811.A2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1862291