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The true story of the millions of people, mostly unaccompanied children, evacuated during the Second World War.

A fascinating insight into the realities of wartime life, and a valuable oral history of a unique moment in British history.

In June 1940, 17,000 people fled Guernsey to England, including 5,000 school children with their teachers and 500 mothers as 'helpers'. Most evacuees were transported to smoky industrial towns in Northern England - an environment so very different to their rural island.