British Internment and the Internment of Britons

Second World War Camps, History and Heritage

Gilly Carr, Rachel Pistol

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781350266278
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Histoire
• Subtopic: Seconde Guerre mondiale

This edited volume presents a cutting-edge discussion and analysis of civilian 'enemy alien' internment in Britain, the internment of British civilians on the continent, and civilian internment camps run by the British within the wider British Empire. The book brings together a range of interdisciplinary specialists including archaeologists, historians, and heritage practitioners to give a full overview of the topic of internment internationally. Very little has been written about the experience of interned Britons on the continent during the Second World War compared with continentals interned in Britain. Even fewer accounts exist of the regime in British Dominions where British guards presided over the camps. This collection is the first to bring together the British experiences, as the common theme, in one study. The new research presented here also offers updated statistics for the camps whilst considering the period between 1945 to the present day through related site heritage issues.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title Page
• Dedication Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• British internment and the internment of Britons: An introduction (Rachel Pistol and Gilly Carr)
• Part One British Camps: Continentals Interned in Britain
• Part Two Continental Camps: Britons Interned on the Continent
• Part Three Camps in the British Dominions: Continentals interned by the British abroad
• Index
• Copyright Page