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Title
Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two
Book Title
Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two
ISBN
0752490117
EAN
9780752490113
Binding
Paperback / softback
Genre
History
Height
9.91
Length
231.90
Width
153.92
Release Title
Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two
Artist
Starns, Penny
Brand
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Colour
N/A
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two
Item Height
234 mm
Author
Penny Starns
Publisher
T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
Subject
History
Item Width
156 mm
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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From May 1940 the Children's Overseas Reception Board began to move children to safety abroad to Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand. The scheme was extremely popular, and over 200,000 applications were made within just four months. In addition, thousands of children were privately evacuated overseas. The 'sea-vacs', as they became known, had a variety of experiences. After weeks at sea they began a new life thousands of miles away. Letters home took up to twelve weeks to reach their destinations and many of these children were totally cut off from their families in the UK. Most found their new way of life to be a positive one in which they were well cared for; for others it was a miserable, difficult or frightening time as they encountered homesickness, prejudice and even abuse. This book reveals in heartbreaking detail the unique experiences of sea-vacs, and their surprising influence on international wartime policy, used as they were as an attempt to elicit international sympathy and financial support for the British war effort.weeks to reach their destinations and many of these children were totally cut off from their families in the UK. Most found their new way of life to be a positive one in which they were well cared for; for others it was a miserable, difficult or frightening time as they encountered homesickness, prejudice and even abuse. This book reveals in heartbreaking detail the unique experiences of sea-vacs, and their surprising influence on international wartime policy, used as they were as an attempt to elicit international sympathy and financial support for the British war effort. 16 b/w illustrations

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Publisher
T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780752490113
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176595431

Product Key Features

Subject
History
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Publication Name
Oceans Apart: Stories of Overseas Evacuees in World War Two
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Author
Penny Starns
Format
Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
234 mm
Item Width
156 mm

Additional Product Features

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United Kingdom
Title_Author
Penny Starns

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