Britain and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 1939-1945 /James Crossland.

Crossland, James,

Britain and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 1939-1945 /James Crossland. - [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Britain and the Red Cross, 1864-1929 -- 2. Grandeur, Tribulation, Apocalypse, 1919-1940 -- 3. Prisoners and Parcels, 1940-1941 -- 4. Dependence and Divergence, 1941-1942 -- 5. Civilians and Ships, 1940-1943 -- 6. Prestige and Credibility, 1942-1943 -- 7. Humanity and Gotterdammerung, 1944-1945 -- 8. Relief and Redundancy, 1945-1946.

James Crossland's work explores the tumultuous relationship that existed during the Second World War between a neutral, impartial humanitarian organization --



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International Committee of the Red Cross--History.
International Committee of the Red Cross.


World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--War work.
International relief.


Electronic Books.

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