Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THE PRELUDE The Islands Prewar Storm Clouds Gather The Unique Occupation PART II: ISLAND GOVERNMENT: JUNE 1940 TO MAY 1945 Record and Interpretation: A Question of Paradigm Dealing with the Enemy: Labour, Commodities and Rations PART III: THE PEOPLE'S OCCUPATION Morale, Make Do and Mend Entertainments and Pastimes Relations with Britain A Paradox: The Dual Face of the Occupier Health, Malnutrition and Deteriorating Conditions The Jewish Experience Collaboration: A Fair Hearing? Offences against the Occupier PART IV: THE FORCED WORKERS Men Without Hope PART V: THE AFTERMATH Liberation and Beyond Memories Today Endnotes Bibliography
Synopsis
This independent study has already attracted controversy. Containing much fresh evidence, it vividly portrays the Islanders' day-to-day Occupation experiences, whilst exploring - and often refuting - what are today becoming received ideas of a mostly 'shameful' wartime past.