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- French children under the Allied bombs, 1940–45: An oral history
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Manchester University Press
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Children under the Allied bombs in France provides a unique perspective on the Allied bombing of France during the Second World War which killed around 57,000 French civilians. Using oral history as well as archival research, it provides an insight into children's wartime lives in which bombing often featured prominently, even though it has slipped out of French collective memory. How prepared were the French for this aerial onslaught? What was it like to be bombed? And how did people understand why their 'friends' across the Channel were attacking them? Divided into three parts dealing with expectations, experiences and explanations of bombing, this book considers the child's view of wartime violence, analysing resilience, understanding and trauma. It contributes significantly to scholarship on civilian life in Occupied France, and will appeal to students, academics and general readers interested in the history of Vichy France, oral history and the experiences of children in war.
Table of Contents
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- List of figures
- p. vi
- Acknowledgements
- pp. vii-ix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-30
- 1. Telling stories
- pp. 31-50
- Part I. Expecting bombing
- 2. Expecting war
- pp. 53-66
- 3. Preparing for bombs
- pp. 67-84
- Part II. Experiencing bombing
- 4. Being bombed
- pp. 87-100
- 5. An evolving response
- pp. 101-118
- 6. In the aftermath
- pp. 119-135
- 7. The consequences of bombing
- pp. 136-164
- Part III. Explaining bombing
- 8. Explaining bombing to the public
- pp. 167-182
- 9. Explaining bombing to children
- pp. 183-195
- 10. Friends, enemies and the wider war
- pp. 196-210
- Evaluating bombing: a conclusion
- pp. 211-225
- Appendix: biographical profiles
- pp. 226-230
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-255
Additional Information
ISBN
9781784997410
Related ISBN(s)
9780719097041
MARC Record
OCLC
981898712
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-09
Language
English
Open Access
No