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LIVING WITH THE WIRE: CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN THE ISLE OF MAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS

Written by Yvonne M. Cresswell
Published by Manx National Heritage in 1994
ISBN: 0901106356

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Front cover

Cover of LIVING WITH THE WIRE: CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN THE ISLE OF MAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS by Yvonne M. Cresswell

Contents

  • The First World War
  • Chapter 1 The Outbreak of War
  • Chapter 2 Where to put the Internees
  • Chapter 3 Boredom- the greatest threat
  • Chapter 4 Making something from nothing
  • Chapter 5 Art in its many form
  • Chapter 6 Healthy minds and healthy bodies - Sport
  • Chapter 7 From the footlights of the Theatre
  • Chapter 8 The Aftermath of Internment
  • The Second World War
  • Chapter 9 The refugee crisis and the outbreak of war
  • Chapter 10 Camps at all four corners of the Island
  • Chapter 11 Art as a form of escape
  • Chapter 12 Keeping occupied behind the wire - Education
  • Chapter 13 Keeping faith behind the wire
  • Chapter 14 Release
  • Bibliography