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Victims of Stalin and Hitler

The Exodus of Poles and Balts to Britain

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 1-8

  3. ‘A Timeless and Magical World?’

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 9-20

  4. Defeat

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 21-32

  5. German Colonies

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 33-55

  6. Soviet Fiefs

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 56-77

  7. Deportations

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 78-95

  8. Penal Camps and Settlements

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 96-113

  9. Release

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 114-136

  10. Soldiers and Refugees

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 137-157

  11. ‘Midway to Nowhere’

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 158-178

  12. Resettlement

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 179-203

  13. Communities

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 204-223

  14. Identities

    • Thomas Lane
    Pages 224-237

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 238-281
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About this book

In contemporary Britain there are substantial ethnic minorities of Polish and Baltic origin, who arrived here shortly after World War II. Using official records and the words of survivors and their children, the author explores the reasons for their savage uprooting at the hands of Stalin and Hitler, their subsequent odysseys, and the reasons for their resettlement in Britain. This is a study of totalitarianism, political asylum, and the relationship of ethnic minorities to the host society, combining first-hand accounts with historical analysis.

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'This book is a fascinating history of the Polish and Baltic communities who arrived in the United Kingdom shortly after the Second World War. The author relies on interviews with elderly members of these communities and on documents from the Public Record Office. It was perhaps the last opportunity to obtain these important oral histories and Lane is the first British researcher to do so.' - International Affairs

'Its originality lies in the author's ability to weave personal stories into the otherwise dry facts concerning population movements. In this respect, the book becomes an inspiring social history.' - A.J Prazmowska, European History Quarterly

About the author

THOMAS LANE was formerly Head of the Department of European Studies and founder member of the Baltic Research Unit, University of Bradford, UK. He is the author of two books, the most recent being Lithuania: Stepping Westward (Routledge, 2001), and four edited books, as well as numerous articles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Victims of Stalin and Hitler

  • Book Subtitle: The Exodus of Poles and Balts to Britain

  • Authors: Thomas Lane

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230511378

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3220-4Published: 30 September 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51584-4Published: 01 January 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51137-8Published: 30 September 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 281

  • Topics: European History, Modern History, History of World War II and the Holocaust

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