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Internment in Switzerland during the First World War (Hardcover)
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Internment in Switzerland during the First World War (Hardcover)
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In contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of
human lives during the First World War, little is known about the
more hopeful realities of thousands of prisoners of war from
Britain, France, Germany and Belgium who were sent to Switzerland
from 1916. This book explores the everyday lives of these prisoners
and their impact on Switzerland. Internees were warmly welcomed by
local people and given education, training and employment. Leading
relatively free lives, they were able to engage in leisure
activities and develop new relationships. However, they also
contributed to the country's economy, helping to keep Swiss tourism
alive at a time when businesses were struggling and alleviating
Switzerland's labour shortage as Swiss men were called-up to defend
their borders and preserve the country's neutrality. Drawing on a
wide range of sources from official records to magazines and
postcards, Susan Barton provides an absorbing account of the social
and cultural history of internment in Switzerland.
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