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Author:

Miller, Jeff, 1952- author.

Title:

Yanks behind the lines : how the Commission for Relief in Belgium saved millions from starvation during World War I / Jeffrey B. Miller.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

264 pages

Subject:

Commission for Relief in Belgium.
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief--Belgium.
World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--Belgium.
World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France, Northern.
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief--France, Northern.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1914, setting the stage -- First challenges, first steps -- Hoover and other relief efforts -- Rotterdam : the transshipping hub -- Life in German-occupied Belgium -- The CRB delegates -- The mechanics of relief -- The Belgian side of food relief -- Foodrelief in Northern France -- Pressures from von Bissing -- Internal strife and battle for control -- Critical crop negotiations -- Accusations : Hoover as traitor, delegates as spies -- A breaking point -- The German deportations -- The human toll -- Thelast days of Americans in Belgium -- Epilogue.

Summary:

"In this remarkable history of two American and Belgian organizations that led a food relief program for millions in German-occupied Belgium and Northern France, Jeff Miller tells the inspiring story of one of the greatest humanitarian efforts of World War I, illuminating the desperate lives of civilians during the war"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538141647
9781538141649

LCCN:

2020009563

Locations:

XWPC787 -- Avoca Public Library (Avoca)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)