To the Bomb and Back

Finnish War Children Tell Their World War II Stories

338 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Between 1939 and 1945, some 80,000 Finnish children were sent to Sweden, Denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation's soldiers fought superior Soviet and German forces. This was the largest of all of World War II children's transports, and although acknowledged today as "a great social-historical mistake," it has received surprisingly little attention. This is the first English-language account of Finland's war children and their experiences, told through the survivors' own words. Supported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of war.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Zweiter Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781789205169
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2020
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Sue Saffle