Rebuilding Post-War BritainLatvian, Lithuanian and Estonian Refugees in Britain, 1946–1951
Emily Gilbert
After the Second World War, 25,000 Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians, displaced by conflict and invasion, were recruited to fill labour shortages in Britain. Drawing on interviews and documentary sources, Emily Gilbert brings this little-known episode to life, and charts the refugees’ contribution to British society.