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While the World Wars ravaged, directly and indirectly, most countries around the world, and destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives, one section of the British population suffered in a peculiar manner. The evacuation of children during the Second World War was termed as Operation Pied Piper (1939-1942) fractured deep familial bonds and led to the birth of many underlying psychological issues that cropped up later in the lives of the children. The children from bigger cities like London, Leicester, Leeds and Manchester etc. were dispatched to live with complete strangers in the English countryside. Although these places were scenic and the cities were unsafe due to the bombing, the separation from parents and forced living with unrelated persons was, if not always traumatic, certainly a life-altering experience for these children.

Operation Pied Piper and the Second World War: A Discussion on Children’s Literature and the Evacuation of English Children During The Second World War

"Operation Pied Piper and the Second World War: A Discussion on Children’s Literature and the Evacuation of English Children During The Second World War", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no.1596-1599, January-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801280.pdf

"Operation Pied Piper and the Second World War: A Discussion on Children’s Literature and the Evacuation of English Children During The Second World War", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no. pp1596-1599, January-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801280.pdf