"Wyman's book is the only one that comprehensively, and sensitively, depicts the plight of the postwar refugees in Western Europe."-M. Mark Stolarik, University of Ottawa "This is a fascinating and very moving book."-International Migration Review...
The author interviewed 80 DPs, as well as the employees of various agencies who served them; he cites published primary sources, secondary sources and archival material in an overview which should stimulate further research.