01998cam a2200361 i 4500 625920630 TxAuBib 20110224120000.0 100615s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010023894 9781400040681 hardcover 140004068X hardcover (OCoLC)630500162 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA YDXCP JAI TXAAL TxAuBib rda Shephard, Ben, 1948- The long road home : the aftermath of the second World War / Ben Shephard. First American edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. xii, 489 pages : map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain in slightly different form by The Bodley Head, London, 2010"--T.p. verso. "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-470) and index. Author's note -- Introduction: "An enormous deal of kindness" -- Feeding the war machine -- Food and freedom -- The origin of the perpetual muddle -- Half the nationalities of Europe on the march -- The psychological moment -- The surviving remnant -- Feed the brutes? -- Dollars or death -- You pick it up fast -- Even if the gates are locked -- Skryning -- Save them first and argue after -- We grossly underestimated the destruction -- Dwell, eat, breed, wait -- The best interests of the child -- Good human stock -- We lived to see it -- America's fair share -- Legacies. 20110224. World War, 1939-1945 Refugees. World War, 1939-1945 Forced repatriation. Repatriation Europe History 20th century. Repatriation Asia History 20th century. TXAAL