Internment during the Second World War: A Comparative Study of Great Britain and the USA

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Dr. Rachel Pistol (University of Exeter, UK)

Internment during the Second World War

A Comparative Study of Great Britain and the USA

Dr. Rachel Pistol (University of Exeter, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
21 March 2019

British & Irish history; History of the Americas; Second World War; Prisoners of war

The internment of ‘enemy aliens’ during the Second World War was arguably the greatest stain on the Allied record of human rights on the home front. Internment during the Second World War compares and contrasts the experiences of foreign nationals unfortunate enough to be born in the ‘wrong’ nation when Great Britain, and later the USA, went to war.

While the actions and policy of the governments of the time have been critically examined, Rachel Pistol examines the individual stories behind this traumatic experience. The vast majority of those interned in Britain were refugees who had fled religious or political persecution; in America, the majority of those detained were children. Forcibly removed from family, friends, and property, internees lived behind barbed wire for months and years. Internment initially denied these people the right to fight in the war and caused unnecessary hardships to individuals and families already suffering displacement because of Nazism or inherent societal racism.

In the first comparative history of internment in Britain and the USA, memoirs, letters, and oral testimony help to put a human face on the suffering incurred during the turbulent early years of the war and serve as a reminder of what can happen to vulnerable groups during times of conflict. Internment during the Second World War also considers how these ‘tragedies of democracy’ have been remembered over time, and how the need for the memorialisation of former sites of internment is essential if society is not to repeat the same injustices.

By: Dr. Rachel Pistol (University of Exeter UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9781350106048
ISBN 10: 1350106046
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 21 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Origins of Internment 2. Life in the Camps 3. Endings and Aftermath 4. Memory Conclusion Bibliography Index

Rachel Pistol is Associate Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK.

Reviews for Internment during the Second World War: A Comparative Study of Great Britain and the USA

Pistol's well-researched review of Axis and Japanese American internship during WW II in both Great Britain (Isle of Man) and the US (West Coast) is well and clearly written ... This very challenging book is expertly written and very welcome in the study of internment during WW II. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE * The internment of 'enemy aliens' (those of German, Italian and Japanese origin) in Britain and America during the Second World War remains little known. In this superbly researched account, Rachel Pistol provides the first comparative study explaining why such illiberal policies were implemented. This books allows understanding of the processes, experiences and memories of internment with disturbing relevance to the twenty first century and the world of Donald Trump and Brexit. * Tony Kushner, Marcus Sieff Professor of the History of Jewish/non Jewish Relations, University of Southampton * As the first volume to compare at length the official confinement of civilians in Great Britain and the United States, this book not only breaks new ground but propels readers into reflections on prejudice, citizenship, and ethnicity. * Greg Robinson, Professor of History at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada *