Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 3
7. Nineteenth-Century Precursors 9
8. ‘Everybody’s Business’ 25
9. Repatriation and Llberation 56
10. The Interwar Years 80
11. The Organizational Framework, 1939–45 99
12. Relief And Release In The European Theatre 126
13. A Tougher Nut: Prisoners of the Japanese 183
14. ‘The Debris of Past Wars’ 217
15. Conclusion 246
16. Appendix 253
17. Notes 259
18. Bibliography 304
19. Index 317