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‘That Distracted Country’

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At the end of July 1947, a major debate on the future of German POWs took place in the British Parliament. Should those who wished to stay in Britain permanently be permitted to do so? There were many points both in favour and against.

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© 1980 Miriam Kochan

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Kochan, M. (1980). ‘That Distracted Country’. In: Prisoners of England. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04979-0_21

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