{"product_id":"aliens-the-chequered-history-of-britains-wartime-refugees-hardcover","title":"Aliens: The Chequered History of Britain's Wartime Refugees - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Dowswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003ewelcome given to refugees from fascist Europe is part of Britain's fond\u003cbr\u003enostalgia for the Second World War. But there was a darker side to this story, \u003cbr\u003eboth before and during the conflict. Then, as now, there was great suspicion, \u003cbr\u003eresentment and fear - much of it kindled by Britain's infamous tabloid press.\u003cbr\u003eThen, as now, government dealt with a reluctance to accommodate refugees by\u003cbr\u003ehiding behind bureaucratic hurdles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1930s, \u003cbr\u003eOswald Mosley's Blackshirts were a significant presence in British politics and\u003cbr\u003esupport for Hitler went right to the top. In 1940, shortly before the Blitz, \u003cbr\u003ethe recently abdicated Edward VIII even told a Spanish journalist that Britain\u003cbr\u003eought to be bombed to bring it to its senses and stop it opposing the Nazis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the\u003cbr\u003e10,000 \u003ci\u003eKindertransport\u003c\/i\u003e children have warm memories of the kindness\u003cbr\u003ethey were shown, but around half a million anti-fascist and Jewish refugees\u003cbr\u003ewere refused entry and most of them died as a result. Once here, German Jews, \u003cbr\u003eespecially, found their troubles far from over - 30,000 were rounded up and\u003cbr\u003eplaced in internment camps. One passenger ship, the \u003ci\u003eDunera\u003c\/i\u003e, was\u003cbr\u003epacked with an unhappy combination of German Jews and pro-Nazi sympathisers and\u003cbr\u003edespatched to Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaking use of\u003cbr\u003ein-depth research and first-hand interviews, Paul Dowswell casts a fresh eye on\u003cbr\u003ethe wartime era to paint a picture of what life was really like in Britain for\u003cbr\u003erefugees from fascism.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45775045492933,"sku":"9781785907937","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/eXVzR-dAbi9781785907937.webp?v=1770529488","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/aliens-the-chequered-history-of-britains-wartime-refugees-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}