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It covers wartime actors and the development of the scheme, including the transition from “wild expulsions” to “organized expulsions,” the role of camps, and the mechanics behind resettlement. The book evaluates legal frameworks, international reactions, and the significance of numbers, children, and collective memory in the aftermath.","ORDERLY AND HUMANE  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nORDERLY AND HUMANE  \nThe Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War  \nR. M. Douglas  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPublished with assistance from the Louis Stern Memorial Fund.  \nCopyright © 2012 by. R. M. Douglas.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThis book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the  \npublishers.  \nYale University Press books may be purchased in quantity for educational, business, or promotional use. For information, please e-mail  \n[sales.press@yale.edu](sales.press@yale.edu)[ ](sales.press@yale.edu)([U.S. office](U.S. office)) or [sales@yaleup.co.uk](sales@yaleup.co.uk) ([U.K. office](U.K. office)).  \nSet in Postscript Electra and Trajan types by Tseng Information Systems,  \nInc.  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nDouglas, R. M., 1963–  \nOrderly and humane : the expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War / R. M. Douglas.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-300-16660-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Population transfers—Germans—History—20th century. 2. Forced migration—Czech Republic—History—20th century. 3. Germans—Czech Republic—Sudentenland—History—20th century. 4. Czechoslovakia—Politics and government—  \n1945–1992.  \n5. Czechoslovakia—Ethnic relations—History—20th century. 6. World  \nWar,  \n1939–1945—Forced repatriation. I. Title.  \nD820 .P72G426 2012  \n940.53’14508931—dc23 2011045449  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nThis paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z 39.48-1992 (Permanence  \nof Paper) .  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo my beloved wife, Elizabeth  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction  \nONE The Planner  \nTWO The Volksdeutsche in Wartime  \nTHREE The Scheme  \nFOUR The “Wild Expulsions”  \nFIVE The Camps  \nSIX The “Organized Expulsions”SEVEN The Numbers Game EIGHT The Children  \nNINE The Wild West TEN The International Reaction ELEVEN The Resettlement  \nTWELVE The Law THIRTEEN Meaning and Memory  \nConclusion Notes Bibliography  \nIndex  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nConsiderations of space preclude me from acknowledging more than a handful of the many people who assisted me in the course of a research project that consumed more years than I would have dared to contemplate when commencing it. That this book exists at all is due to three people without whom it certainly would never have seen the light of day. Jane Pinchin, Colgate University’s president, was the person whose justifiable impatience with my endlessly reiterated complaints that a work of this kind did not exist led her to insist that I cease grousing and do something about it myself. And the assurance of Sam Stoloff, my magnificent agent at Frances Goldin Literary Agency, that it would find its way into print at a time when I despaired of its ever attracting the attention of anyone other than my family and increasingly put-upon circle of friends—a promise on which he then proceeded in the face of considerable obstacles to make good—boosted my morale at a time when it was running at a low ebb. Above all my wife Elizabeth, my partner in this academic enterprise and much more than that in life, knows how much the appearance of this book owes to her. Its dedication to her is an inadequate form of recompense.  \nI should also like to express my thanks to some of those who went far out of their way to assist me without thought of reciprocation. I received especially invaluable assistance from Martina Ĉermáková and Michaela (Misha) Raisová of Charles University in Prague, and from Karolina Papros of the University of War","cbCaitKInyhYRWnW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitKInyhYRWnW","pdf",4929995,3,1,615,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## Introduction\n## ONE The Planner\n## TWO The Volksdeutsche in Wartime\n## THREE The Scheme\n## FOUR The “Wild Expulsions”\n## FIVE The Camps\n## SIX The “Organized Expulsions”\n## SEVEN The Numbers Game\n## EIGHT The Children\n## NINE The Wild West\n## TEN The International Reaction\n## ELEVEN The Resettlement\n## TWELVE The Law\n## THIRTEEN Meaning and Memory\n## Conclusion\n## Notes\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What period and event does the book focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The book focuses on the expulsion of Germans after the Second World War and the processes surrounding those forced population transfers.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book distinguish between different kinds of expulsions?\",\"answer\":\"It contrasts “wild expulsions” with “organized expulsions,” including how administration and camps affected implementation.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are covered in later chapters?\",\"answer\":\"Later chapters address resettlement, the law, international reaction, and how meaning and memory were formed after the events.\"}]","Orderly and Humane - 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