Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yanks behind the lines

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1143621037

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey B. Miller

Sub title

how the Commission for Relief in Belgium saved millions from starvation during World War I

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

Table Of 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 -- Food relief 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 -- The last days of Americans in Belgium -- Epilogue

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