TheCollectedWorksofD.W.WinnicottVolume2,1939-1945isacomprehensivecompilationoftheinfluentialBritishpediatricianandpsychoanalyst'swritingsduringtheearlyyearsofWorldWarII.ThisvolumecapturesWinnicott'sevolvingtheoriesonchilddevelopment,themother-infantrelationship,andthepsychologicalimpactofwartimeseparation.Itincludeshispioneeringworkontransitionalobjectsandphenomena,earlyformulationsofthe"holdingenvironment"concept,andobservationsonevacuationchildren.Thewritingsreflectbothhisclinicalinsightsandhisgrowingconcernforsocietalinfluencesonemotionaldevelopment.ThisperiodmarksacrucialphaseinWinnicott'stransitionfrompediatricstopsychoanalysiswhilemaintaininghisdistinctivefocusontheordinarydevotedmother'sroleinhealthydevelopment.
