Posted in wartime : letters home from abroad : featuring the wartime correspondence of Cecil Beaton, Noël Coward and Freya Stark
Knott, Richard2017
Books
The Second World War saw many people consigned to long periods of exile, far from home. How did the exiled keep in touch with home? Why were some exiles silent when others wrote frequently and at length? This work explores the nature of such exile and considers what could be written in diaries and letters, given that letters were censored and diaries were, at best, frowned upon. At the book's heart are the stories of three very different exiles: a Liberty Ship captain; a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps; and an airman in Iraq and Palestine.
Main title:
Author:
Knott, Richard, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
vi, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473833968 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.531
Language:
English
BRN:
990972