Liberators: The Allies and Belgian Society, 1944-1945

by Peter Schrijvers

Book Overview

In the autumn of 1944, Belgium was liberated at lightning speed. Yet Allied troops continued to dominate much of Belgian society until late 1945. Peter Schrijvers' revisionist account reveals that during that time, strong currents of discontent began to build beneath the waves of gratitude and admiration. Chronic shortages of food and coal, rampant venereal disease, and deteriorating discipline led the Belgian population to lament 'from the liberators,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521735572
• ISBN13: 9780521735575
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"