Allport, Alan, 1970-

Demobbed : coming home after the Second World War / Alan Allport. - New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009. - x, 265 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work is the real story of what happened when millions of ex-servicement returned home. Allport draws on their personal letters and diaries, on newspapers, reports, novels and films to illuminate the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families and society at large.

9780300140439 (hbk.) : £20.00 0300140436 (hbk.) : £20.00


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