Captives of war : British prisoners of war in Europe in the Second World War /

Signalman Andrew Makepeace, my grandfather, was taken prisoner, along with more than 10,000 other men in the 51st Highland Division, at St Valery-en-Caux on 12 June 1940. It was often said in our household that a veteran's silence on the war was a direct reflection of how much he had suffered....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Makepeace, Clare (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German. Prisoners of war > Great Britain. Prisoners of war > Europe. Prisoners of war > Diaries. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Capture
Imprisoned servicemen
Bonds between men
Ties with home
Going "round the bend"
Liberation
Resettling
Conclusion.