"Most of us are unaware of child neglect even when we are witnessing it. . . . Neglect is a matter of things undone, of inaction compounded by indifference. Since it goes on at home, it is a very private sin. . . . It is little wonder that most of the public is unaware of poor child caring. Its ignorance is even greater as to how widespread the problem is. But this is not a blissful ignorance. The public may not want to attend to child neglect, but it lives with the distortions of human personality that are left in its wake."--from chapter 1 of "Damaged Parents "Norman Polansky and his colleagues have produced a truly remarkable book. . . . One of the consequences of [the] relative invisibility of child neglect is that we also know less about it. But this book will help to correct that for it contains reports of findings from two systematic efforts to define, measure, classify, and understand child neglect."--Thomas M. Young, "Social Service Review

Damaged Parents: An Anatomy of Child Neglect

Politics & Social Sciences

Norman A. Polansky

Mary Ann Chalmers

Elizabeth Buttenwieser

David P. Williams

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

After more than fifty-five years of peace in Europe, it is understandably difficult for subsequent generations, who have not experienced war directly, to fully understand the motivation of those involved. Young men, driven only by a sense of duty and patriotism, regardless of their nationality, have almost always been drawn in to fight these conflicts and this is especially true for those former members of the Luftwaffe who fought during the Second World War. Some of Germany's top fighter pilots joined the Luftwaffe before the outbreak of the war but most were drawn into the conflict after September 1939 and flew not for political or ideological reasons but in order to protect their families and homes. Following six years of bitter fighting, on a multitude of fronts, only a lucky few remained. It is therefore important, so history can record an accurate account of their achievements and sacrifices, that the stories of those who survived be recorded for future generations. Following the author's previous book in the 'Hunters of the Reich' series on 'Night Fighters' this is a biographical account of five German day fighter pilots. The author details the lives and careers of these men in an objective and unbiased manner without prejudice or political judgment. Each biography has been supplemented by a large number of photographs taken mostly from the pilot's own private collections. The text and photographs take you chronologically through each of their pre-war lives and then concentrates, in particular, on their careers as fighter pilots, detailing the training, the bitter and sometimes desperate fighting, followed by the emptiness of defeat. And then finally, how each of these men made their way in the post-war world after the defeat of Germany.

Day Fighters

History Press Ltd

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