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Melancholy Baby - The Unplanned Consequences of the G.I.s' Arrival in Europe for World War II (Hardcover)
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Melancholy Baby - The Unplanned Consequences of the G.I.s' Arrival in Europe for World War II (Hardcover)
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More than a million American G.I.s were crammed into the UK prior
to the invasion of France during World War II. Wherever they
landed, the G.I.s took the British population by surprise. Very few
people had ever met a real American before. In those days, the U.S.
was more remote than Siberia is to the present generation. All
anyone knew about Americans had been learned from the silver
screen. How could they be resisted? We can only guess at the total
number of children that the G.I.s left behind. Figures quoted have
varied from 10,000 to 100,000 but there are no official sources on
which to base these numbers. Not surprisingly, these children today
represent as much of a social cross section as the women who dated
the G.I.s. But regardless of background, they all share the common
goal of wanting to find the American father who holds the other
half of their personal history. This book relates the social
history of the military situation of World War II in Europe. It
records how many British were dazzled by and fell in love with
American G.I.s who arrived in the U.K. to train for the Invasion of
France. Although some married their sweethearts, many more did not.
Meanwhile, on the Continent, young women who became pregnant ended
up in dire social straits. What is important now is that the
children of these liaisons should have the opportunity to learn
about the missing half of their heritage. Pamela Winfield,
president of TRACE, a nonprofit group that helps these children
find missing parents, tells us their stories.
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