Between 1942 and 1945, tens of thousands of young American servicemen arrived in Britain. This book is an examination of the way their presence affected them and the local people during the Second World War. It is a social history and studies the various relationships forged between the British public and their American guests.
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Between 1942 and 1945, tens of thousands of young American servicemen arrived in Britain. This book is an examination of the way their presence affected them and the local people during the Second World War. It is a social history and studies the various relationships forged between the British public and their American guests.
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writing on 1st end page leaving shadow on title page. cover rub marks and dents minor edge and corner wear. no marks on text. 191 pages, 9 3/4" x 6 1/2", Between 1942 and 1945, tens of thousands of young American servicemen arrived in Britain. Most of them were part of an infantry, armored, or airborne division preparing for the Normandy invasion; others were taking part in the strategic bombardment of Nazi-occupied Europe or the Battle of the Atlantic. Their presence, despite being over a very short period of time, would have a lasting effect on the communities they visited. This book is not a detailed history of the American occupation of the British Isles, nor of the military operations that the Americans took part in, but a captivating examination of the way their presence affected them and the local people during the Second World War. It is a social, rather than a military, history and studies the various relationships forged between the British public and their American guests. Some people worked with the Americans, provided them with accommodation, or lived near their camps. Others were affected by the presence of their war machinery or their music, cinema and dancing. The author provides fascinating insights into how the Americans enjoyed their spare time, their romancing of-and, sometimes, marriages to-British girls, and the controversial topic of GI babies. The Americans' special bond with British children is also explored. Of course, there was bad as well as good, and racism and violence are among the less savory aspects of the occupation covered. This charming and attractive book, which includes many stunning and previously unpublished photographs, recaptures the atmosphere of a unique period in British history and will appeal to local and war historians alike.
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As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 192pp, b&w photographs. In stock. Subtitled 'The American Occupation of Britain 1942-1945', this is a social rather than military history of the effect and influence that the arrival of tens of thousands of young Americans in Britain would have-both on them and on the local communities they affected. It studies the various relationships forged between the British public and their American guests-the bad as well as the good, as violence and racism play their part.
