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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert H. GriffithsPublisher: Llygad Gwalch Cyf Imprint: Llygad Gwalch Cyf ISBN: 9781845242701ISBN 10: 184524270 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 October 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThe decision to intern long-term, thousands of alien men, mainly Germans, residing in Britain at the outbreak of war, produced serious humanitarian and logistical problems. The Welsh and English born wives and children of such interned alien enemies found themselves branded as The Enemy Within', and treated as such by the British authorities, and by their fellow citizens. Many having to endure great hardships, for some it was the dreaded workhouse. Germanophobia and spy fever abounded in Britain. Now anyone and everyone, especially those having a foreign sounding name or accent were suspected of being a German spy. Britain was also forced to deal with enemy prisoners of war on a large scale, including dangerous commanders and officers from German U-Boats. Such intelligent, focused, highly motivated and resourceful officers were interned at Dyffryn Aled, in north-eastern Wales. From here escapes were made, including probably the most audacious one of the entire war, on either side. -- Llygad Gwalch Cyf The decision to intern long-term, thousands of 'alien men', mainly Germans, residing in Britain at the outbreak of war, produced serious humanitarian and logistical problems. The Welsh and English born wives and children of such interned 'alien enemies' found themselves branded as 'The Enemy Within', and treated as such by the British authorities, and by their fellow citizens. Many having to endure great hardships, for some it was the dreaded workhouse. Germanophobia and spy fever abounded in Britain. Now anyone and everyone, especially those having a 'foreign' sounding name or accent were suspected of being a German spy. Britain was also forced to deal with enemy prisoners of war on a large scale, including 'dangerous' commanders and officers from German U-Boats. Such intelligent, focused, highly motivated and resourceful officers were interned at Dyffryn Aled, in north-eastern Wales. From here escapes were made, including probably the most audacious one of the entire war, on either side. -- Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch The decision to intern long-term, thousands of ‘alien men’, mainly Germans, residing in Britain at the outbreak of war, produced serious humanitarian and logistical problems. The Welsh and English born wives and children of such interned ‘alien enemies’ found themselves branded as ‘The Enemy Within', and treated as such by the British authorities, and by their fellow citizens. Many having to endure great hardships, for some it was the dreaded workhouse. Germanophobia and spy fever abounded in Britain. Now anyone and everyone, especially those having a ‘foreign’ sounding name or accent were suspected of being a German spy. Britain was also forced to deal with enemy prisoners of war on a large scale, including ‘dangerous’ commanders and officers from German U-Boats. Such intelligent, focused, highly motivated and resourceful officers were interned at Dyffryn Aled, in north-eastern Wales. From here escapes were made, including probably the most audacious one of the entire war, on either side. -- Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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