Demobbed: Coming Home after the Second World War. Alan Allport

Wars do not end on the battlefield, but when the soldiers return home. During the Second World War, millions of British were in the trenches and, finding themselves in their homeland, did not always recognize the country they fought for, and did not always like what they saw. Demobilized people had to learn to live with their families again, look for new jobs and overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. Not everyone was able to go through this path. Civilians sometimes treated them with fear, fearing that they would bring violence.

Based on personal diaries, letters, the press of that time, literature and cinema, Alan Allport described how demobilized people adapted to peaceful life, and state policy, and the changes that British society experienced after the Second World War. This book tells about the difficult path from war to peace, demonstrates a universal experience and at the same time reminds us that demobilization is a separate battle that cannot be lost in any case.