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- Title
The Archaeology of Occupation and the V-sign Campaign in the Occupied British Channel Islands.
- Authors
Carr, Gillian
- Abstract
This paper charts the course of the V-for-victory campaign in the occupied British Channel Islands, set within its European context, from 1940-45, examining the manifestations of the V-sign in a material form, and how this changed with time. It highlights the use of the V as both an open and a hidden symbol of resistance, and the role it played both in 'fighting' the German forces behind their backs and in boosting morale among the local population, even after the appropriation of the symbol by the occupiers.
- Subjects
CHANNEL Islands; V symbol; WORLD War II -- Propaganda; WORLD War II -- Occupied territories; WORLD War II resistance movements; MATERIAL culture; RESISTANCE (Philosophy); SIGNS &; symbols; HISTORICAL archaeology; GERMAN occupation, Channel Islands, 1940-1945
- Publication
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 4, p575
- ISSN
1092-7697
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10761-010-0119-5