The island of extraordinary captives /
by Parkin, Simon.
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BookPublisher: London : Sceptre, 2022Description: 475 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529347227 (hbk.) :; 152934722X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5472 PARSubject(s): Midgley, Peter, 1921-1991 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Isle of Man | Political refugees -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and Defence | European history | Military history | Second World War | Refugees & political asylumSummary: The police came for Peter Fleischmann in the early hours. It reminded the teenager of the Gestapo's moonlit roundups he had narrowly avoided at home in Berlin. Now, having endured a perilous journey to reach England - hiding from the rampaging Nazi thugs at his orphanage, boarding a Kindertransport to safety - here the aspiring artist was, on a ship bound for the Isle of Man, suspected of being a Nazi spy. What had gone wrong? In May 1940, faced with a country gripped by paranoia, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the internment of all German and Austrian citizens living in Britain. Most, like Peter, were refugees who had come to the country to escape Nazi oppression. They were now imprisoned by the very country in which they had staked their trust.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5472 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 22/10/2024 | 003103503X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The police came for Peter Fleischmann in the early hours. It reminded the teenager of the Gestapo's moonlit roundups he had narrowly avoided at home in Berlin. Now, having endured a perilous journey to reach England - hiding from the rampaging Nazi thugs at his orphanage, boarding a Kindertransport to safety - here the aspiring artist was, on a ship bound for the Isle of Man, suspected of being a Nazi spy. What had gone wrong? In May 1940, faced with a country gripped by paranoia, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the internment of all German and Austrian citizens living in Britain. Most, like Peter, were refugees who had come to the country to escape Nazi oppression. They were now imprisoned by the very country in which they had staked their trust.
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