Europe in Exile: European Exile Communities in Britain 1940-45

Published by Berghahn Books 2001

Europe in Exile

European Exile Communities in Britain 1940-45

Edited by: Martin Conway and José Gotovitch

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782389910

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About this book

During World War II, London was transformed into a European city, as it unexpectedly became a place of refuge for many thousands of European citizens who through choice or the accidents of war found themselves seeking refuge in Britain from the military campaigns on the Continent of Europe. In this volume, an international team of historians consider the exile groups from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway and Czechoslovakia, analysing not merely the relations between the plethora of exile regimes and the British government in terms of its military and social dimensions but also the legacy of this period of exile for the politics of post-war Europe. Particular attention is paid to the Belgian exiles, the most numerous exile population in Britain during World War II.

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Martin Conway is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford University.

José Gotovitch is Director of the Center for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society, Brussels.

Martin Conway is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford University.

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Introduction José Gotovitch and Martin Conway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One: Pre-histories
1. British Government Policy Towards Wartime Refugees Colin Holmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Pre-War Belgian Attitudes to Britain: Anglophilia and Anglophobia Jean Stengers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Part Two: The Belgian Example
3. Belgian Society in Exile: An Attempt at a Synthesis Luis Angel Bernardo y Garcia and Matthew Buck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
4. Female Belgian Refugees in Britain during the Second World War: An Oral History Françoise Raes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
5. The Reconstruction of Belgian Military Forces in Britain, 1940–1945 Luc De Vos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
6. Belgian Military Plans for the Post-War Period Pascal Deloge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
7. The Commission pour l’Etude des Problèmes d’Après-Guerre (CEPAG) 1941–1944 Diane de Bellefroid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
8. The Staff of the High Commissariat for National Security: A Socio-Professional Profile Eric Laureys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Part Three: The European Dimension
9. The Norwegian Armed Forces in Britain Chris Mann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
10. The Czechoslovak Armed Forces in Britain, 1940-1945 Alan Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
11. The Social History of Polish Exile (1939-1945). The Exile State and the Clandestine State: Society, Problems and Reflections Jan E. Zamojski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
12. France in Exile: The French Community in Britain, 1940–1944 Nicholas Atkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
13. Dutch Exiles in London N. David J. Barnouw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
14. The Socialist Internationale: Society or Counter-Society? Herman Balthazar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
15. Legacies of Exile: The Exile Governments in London during the Second World War and the Politics of Post-war Europe Martin Conway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Keywords: History: World War II; History: 20th Century to Present

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Published: August 1, 2001
ISBN: 9781782389910