Called Up Sent Down: The Bevin Boys' War
Book by Tom Hickman first published in 2008 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Called Up Sent Down: The Bevin Boys' War is a nonfiction book authored by Tom Hickman about the more than 20,000 young British men sent to work in coal mines, collectively known as the Bevin Boys, during the Second World War. It was first published by The History Press in 2008, with a second edition released in 2010.
Author | Tom Hickman |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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Publisher | The History Press |
Publication date | 2008 |
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Pages | 249 (first edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-7509-4547-9 |
940.530886223340941 |
The book relies on personal memoirs. James Appell in The Oxonian Review of Books, placed the book in the context of Hickman's earlier works about the BBC and National Service which used the same formula of using personal testimonies to show the variety of experiences of individuals dealing with state institutions. Reviewers have appreciated the insight offered by this approach but also noted that the book therefore neglects the wider context that a text produced by a single author might offer and relies very heavily on the veracity of the primary sources used.