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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.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  940.477873 MIL    AVAILABLE
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Description xxix, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Belgium -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918.
ISBN 9781538141632 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1538141639 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9781538141649 (paperback ; alk. paper)
1538141647 (paperback ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 2020009563
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