Demobbed coming home after the second world war book

Coming home after the second world war, also published by yale in 2009, which won the longmanhistory today book of the year award and was described by the sunday times as a wonderfully. Violence, and fear of brutalization in postfirst world war britain. The demobilisation and reassimilation of this vast force back into civilian life was one of the first and greatest challenges facing the postwar british government. This book featured wwii england, it describes the task of demobilization demobbed that is more than releasing a veteran from the service. Returning soldiers faced both practical and psychological problems, from reasserting their place in the family home to rejoining a much. Coming home after the second world war alan allport. The commonsense view of the war, popularized in film and book, was that once the. The trials, troubles and triumphs of returning home after the end of world war two.

Alan allport is an associate professor of modern british history at syracuse university. Demobilisation of the british armed forces after the. Books and chocolate you can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. Coming home hazel carbys personal history of british identity. Coming home after the second world war began as a doctoral dissertation and arrives via a university press, but its strikingly nonacademic. Demobbed2 dvd palenglish subtitles by aleksandr basov.

The difficulties facing soldiers returning to civilian life after the second world war has been a subject of great interest to social historians in germany. The homecoming issues are often overlooked when researchingreading about the second world war. Alan allport snapshots of gaiety and celebration the street parties, the victory speeches are how some people today think of britain in 1945. Demobilisation of the british armed forces after the second. Coming home after the second world war by alan allport. Coming home after the second world war snapshots of gaiety and celebration the street parties, the victory speeches are how some people. Yale university press 288pp 25 pounds sterling isbn 978 0300140439 illustration omitted demobbed is a fine winner of the longmanhistory today book prize for 2010. Demobbed is a detailed and sympathetic examination of this difficult story. While the book occasionally raises questions about individual or collective subjectivities that it proves unable to answer, the questions themselves suggest. Oct 19, 2016 the divorce rate in the years following the war was the highest the country has ever seen, and was not matched until 1970. The subject of alan allports book, the demobilization of british troops at the end of the second world war and the soldiers experiences upon return to civvy street, resonates all to clearly with us todayand not just in great britain, but across the western world, as young men and women have returned home from tours of duty in the. Demobbed is a fine winner of the longmanhistory today book prize for 2010. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary. Sep 14, 2009 a new book tells their stories daily express, thursday, th august, 2009.

But the years following the end of world war ii were far from a. Alan allport snapshots of gaiety and celebration the street parties, the victory speeches. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Second world war and the attempts of americans and europeans to make sense of their recent pasts and begin the difficult, but necessary work of social reconstruction, economic reconversion, and political reintegration. Snapshots of gaiety and celebration the street parties, the victory speeches are how some people today think of britain in 1945. Coming home after the second world war, a study of the post1945 military demobilisation experience in britain. Arthur returns from the second world war dreaming of cosy autumn evenings in a comfy chair, his son bert tucked up in bed and gladys curled up at his feet with hot cocoa and a brisk fire in the sittingroom grate. What happened when millions of british servicemen were. Table of contents for war in history, 19, 1, jan 01, 2012. Established in 1997, the longmanhistory today awards are made jointly by the publishers longman and history today magazine to foster a wider understanding of, and enthusiasm for, history. Most had been absent for years, and the joy of arrival was often clouded with ambivalence, regrets, and fears.

Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. In 2009, alan allport published an extensivelyresearched, and extremely wellreceived, monograph, demobbed. Coming home after the second world war by alan allport is a fascinating read about the lives of british soldiers and to a lesser extent, civilians during the period immediately after wwii, when millions of men returned home during peacetime after the war. The longmanhistory today awards is the name of an annual awards ceremony, run by longman and history today magazine, in which prizes are presented in various categories to promote the study, publication and accessibility of history to a wide audience.

Coming home after world war ii by alan allport the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Coming home after the second world war, a study of the post1945 military demobilisation experience in britain, was published by yale university press in 2009 and won the 2010 longmanhistory today book of the year award. Coming home after the second world war, in which he skillfully blended political and personal source materials to tell the often overlooked story of how the british soldier came back from the war. I would recommend this for academic and enthusiast. However, my most recent nonfiction book was all of the above wellwritten, accessible, and academic. Arthur returns from the second world war dreaming of cosy autumn evenings in a comfy chair.

A preliminary and tentative syllabus, subject to change. What happened when millions of british servicemen were demobbeddemobilizedafter world war ii. Allport does full justice to a forgotten part of a great generation. He previously taught at the university of pennsylvania and princeton university. This makes alan allports demobbed a particularly welcome addition to the field. Although allports book began life as a doctoral dissertation, it is not only. Coming home after the second world war yale university press, a moving account of the pressure on britains armed forces and their families, often culminating in tragedy. Apr 09, 2010 there has been far too much written in memoirs, fiction and history about the travails of veterans adjusting to civilian life for us to be able to believe, in the words of the grand old song, that. Coming home after world war two 1st edition by alan allport isbn. Oct 15, 2010 the trials, troubles and triumphs of returning home after the end of world war two. Coming home after world war two reprint by alan allport isbn. The story of this unpopular chapter in british history is documented well in alan allports book demobbed. Coming home after the second world war snapshots of gaiety and celebration the street parties, the victory speeches are how some people today think of britain in 1945.

With many compelling individual stories, alan allport plunges us into this often sad and sometimes violent time after the end of the second world war. Second world war and the attempts of americans and europeans to make sense of their. What happened when millions of british servicemen were demobbed demobilized after world war ii. Jubbs poem demobbed, published in a 1947 edition ofthe adelphi. Alan allport, associate professor, history maxwell school. Book of the year, awarded for an authors first or second book, and the historical picture researcher of the year. At the end of the second world war, there were approximately five million servicemen and servicewomen in the british armed forces. Demobilization or demobilisation see spelling differences is the process of standing down a nations armed forces from combatready status. There has been far too much written in memoirs, fiction and history about the travails of veterans adjusting to civilian life for us to be able to believe, in the words of the grand old song, that. Allport gives a clear and easy to understand insight into the difficulties faced by returning servicemen and their families. Coming home after the second world war request pdf. Making imaginative use of contemporary court and press accounts as well as the holdings of the imperial war museum archive, it outlines the tribulations of a damaged generation, intertwining personal testimony with the authors thoughtful and cogent analysis. The longmanhistory today book of the year, with a prize of.

The divorce rate in the years following the war was the highest the country has ever seen, and was not matched until 1970. Coming home after world war two by alan allport yale university press. Seaforth highlanders in the second world war 19391945 the. Jan 31, 2015 however, my most recent nonfiction book was all of the above wellwritten, accessible, and academic. Looking at the experiences of returning british servicemen after world war ii, alan allport acknowledges time and again that there are almost no comprehensive, statistically nondubious studies to draw upon in trying to figure out how many. Peter hennessy peter hennessy demobbed is a fascinating work. Nov 26, 2009 the difficulties facing soldiers returning to civilian life after the second world war has been a subject of great interest to social historians in germany. Coming home after world war two by alan allport available from rakuten kobo. Alan allport author of demobbed goodreads share book. But the years following the end of world war ii were far from a golden age of pride and selfconfidence.