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Susan Barton

Internment in Switzerland during the First World War

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In contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of human lives during the First World War, little is known about the more hopeful realities of thousands of prisoners of war from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium who were sent to Switzerland from 1916. This book explores the everyday lives of these prisoners and their impact on Switzerland. Internees were warmly welcomed by local people and given education, training and employment. Leading relatively free lives, they were able to engage in leisure activities and develop new relationships. However, they also contributed to the country's economy, helping to keep Swiss tourism… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-350-03775-5
  • EAN: 9781350037755
  • Produktnummer: 31759412
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 240 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 5'170 KB
  • Abbildungen: 25 bw illus

Über den Autor


Susan Barton is Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of Working-Class Organisations and Popular Tourism, 1840-1970 (2005) and Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914 (2008). She is also the co-editor, along with Allan Brodie, of the four-volume Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700-1914 (2014).

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