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What books give the history of the American Red Cross in England during the Second World War?

Any helpful suggestions please on book titles to look for that will give me information on the American Red Cross in England during the Second World War?

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1. Why would the American Red Cross have anything to do with the UK or England?

The International Red Cross has branches across the world. The American Red Cross is just one of these based in the USA.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started in 1863, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant.
He proposed the creation of national relief societies, made up of volunteers, trained in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve suffering in times of war.
In response to these ideas a committee, which later became the International Committee of the Red Cross, was established in Geneva. The founding charter of the Red Cross was drawn up in 1863.

The formation of the International Red Cross - 1863.
The formation of the British Red Cross - July 1870.
The formation of the American Red Cross in - May 1881.