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Introduction

Abstract

The Allied bombing of France is little discussed in France, and it is no better known in Britain or America. During the Second World War in France, children comprised just over a quarter of the population. The twentieth century's total wars thrust their way into the domestic space, affecting children as never before. Bombing is just one potentially traumatising trigger in war. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book compares three French towns with different experiences of bombing: Boulogne-Billancourt, Brest, and Lille. These towns had different histories, different characters, different administrative systems and different bombing experiences. The comparative analysis is across events with different chronologies. For some, the first Allied air raid was in July 1940, for others, April 1944. Four years of war separated those experiences.

Abstract

The Allied bombing of France is little discussed in France, and it is no better known in Britain or America. During the Second World War in France, children comprised just over a quarter of the population. The twentieth century's total wars thrust their way into the domestic space, affecting children as never before. Bombing is just one potentially traumatising trigger in war. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book compares three French towns with different experiences of bombing: Boulogne-Billancourt, Brest, and Lille. These towns had different histories, different characters, different administrative systems and different bombing experiences. The comparative analysis is across events with different chronologies. For some, the first Allied air raid was in July 1940, for others, April 1944. Four years of war separated those experiences.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. List of abbreviations x
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1 Telling stories 31
  8. Part I Expecting bombing
  9. 2 Expecting war 53
  10. 3 Preparing for bombs 67
  11. Part II Experiencing bombing
  12. 4 Being bombed 87
  13. 5 An evolving response 101
  14. 6 In the aftermath 119
  15. 7 The consequences of bombing 136
  16. Part III Explaining bombing
  17. 8 Explaining bombing to the public 167
  18. 9 Explaining bombing to children 183
  19. 10 Friends, enemies and the wider war 196
  20. Evaluating bombing 211
  21. Appendix 226
  22. Bibliography 231
  23. Index 256
French children under the Allied bombs, 1940–45
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch French children under the Allied bombs, 1940–45
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781784997410.00006

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. List of abbreviations x
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1 Telling stories 31
  8. Part I Expecting bombing
  9. 2 Expecting war 53
  10. 3 Preparing for bombs 67
  11. Part II Experiencing bombing
  12. 4 Being bombed 87
  13. 5 An evolving response 101
  14. 6 In the aftermath 119
  15. 7 The consequences of bombing 136
  16. Part III Explaining bombing
  17. 8 Explaining bombing to the public 167
  18. 9 Explaining bombing to children 183
  19. 10 Friends, enemies and the wider war 196
  20. Evaluating bombing 211
  21. Appendix 226
  22. Bibliography 231
  23. Index 256
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