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Gillian Mawson - Guernsey Evacuees (2nd Hand Softback)
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Synopsis
Subtitled : The forgotten evacuees of the Second World War.
In June 1940, 17,000 people fled Guernsey to England, including 5,000 school children with their teachers and 500 mothers as 'helpers'. The Channel Islands were occupied on 30 June - the only part of British territory that was occupied by Nazi forces during the Second World War.
Most evacuees were transported to smoky industrial towns in Northern England - an environment so very different to their rural island. For five years they made new lives in towns where the local accent was often confusing, but for most, the generosity shown to them was astounding.
They received assistance from Canada and the USA - one Guernsey school was 'sponsored' by wealthy Americans such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Hollywood stars.
From May 1945, the evacuees began to return home, although many decided to remain in England. Wartime bonds were forged between Guernsey and Northern England that were so strong, they still exist today.
Details
- Format : Larger 2nd Hand Softback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Britain
- Published : 2012 (The History Press)
- ISBN : 9780752470191
- SKU : B003370
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £14.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Gillian Mawson makes history come alive in her book Guernsey Evacuees. All the research, all the detail is there, but she also gives us a real taste of the lived experience of the evacuees. This is no dry bones academic book but one that makes the reader feel like they are living through the terror of sudden evacuation, the struggle to survive in an alien country and the long awaited return home."
"This is a meticulously researched book by an author who has shown much sensitivity to her subject and a determination to fill a gap in our knowledge of World War Two. Neil Holmes, author of `Liverpool Blitzed: Seventy Years On', comments: "This is not just an untold evacuation story, but a very unusual one, as the people were moved from a rural island to industrial towns and cities that in many cases became targets for the Luftwaffe's air raids." - Amazon Reviews.
The Author
Gillian Mawson is a writer and historian with a passionate interest in the life stories of ordinary people. Between 2008 and July 2016 she interviewed over 600 Second World War evacuees to record and preserve their stories, photographs and documents. Her 3rd book on British Evacuation is published on 30 November 2016 by Frontline Books. It is entitled 'Evacuation in the Second World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There.' It contains personal testimony, wartime photographs and documents from hundreds of child and adult evacuees who spent the war years in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.