Jeremy Crang provides a compelling new history of women who served with the British armed forces during the Second World War.
When Antony's brother - in - law , who came to be known as Augustus Caesar , made himself a military dictator under the pretext of restoring the republic , he launched an elaborate program of renewing the old ancestral ways , including ...
The three of them couldn't have been more different.
The story of three sisters, all Wisconsin National Guard members, going off to war together brought local media attention-when Michelle Witmer became the first female National Guard member to be killed-in-action the story brought National ...
Michelle de la Fortuna's research brings her to the house of the reclusive Sisters of Providence, who stand watch against an insidious threat from the sea. Drawn in, Michelle unravels the connections between the Sisters and her own family.
This book seeks to answer these questions. The women who participated in the ATA and WASP have been allowed to speak for themselves. The story these women have to tell is exciting and intriguing.
"Sisters in Arms charts the evolution of women in combat, from the Scythian warriors who inspired the Amazonian myth, to the passing soldiers and sailors of the eighteenth century, and on to the re-emergence of women as official members of ...
Their story begins as the Old Regime of Louis XVI crumbled, and gender roles were hotly debated. Although these ultimately became more rigorously defined, women did enjoy a brief moment of access to male occupations and privileges.
In this wide-ranging study, which draws on a multitude of sources and combines organisational history with the personal experiences of servicewomen, Jeremy Crang traces the wartime history of the WAAF, ATS and WRNS and the integration of ...
Based on the true story of the 6888th Postal Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), Sisters in Arms explores the untold story of what life was like for the only all-Black, female U.S. battalion to be deployed overseas during World War II.
This book seeks to answer these questions. The women who participated in the ATA and WASP have been allowed to speak for themselves. The story these women have to tell is exciting and intriguing.
These are the true stories of eight of these women: follow Katharina von Bora as she escapes from a convent to start a revolutionary new life; flee Paris with Charlotte Duplessis de Mornay, who wrote an eyewitness account of the gruesome St ...
Sisters in Arms illuminates the changing roles of women in the military while sharing the deeply personal story of a familyâ__s struggle to come to terms with profound loss.
Sisters in Arms gives a bracing account of how feminist ideas were enacted by West German leftist organizations from the infamous Red Army Faction to less well-known groups such as the Red Zora.
Based on the true story of the 6888th Postal Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), Sisters in Arms explores the untold story of what life was like for the only all-Black, female U.S. battalion to be deployed overseas during World War II." --
Whether tending burned pilots from the Battle of Britain or improvising medical treatment in Japanese death camps, their dedication was second to none. This is their story.
Recommended.” —Scott R. Jones, author of Stonefish and Shout Kill Revel Repeat “At its core, this is a story about family lore, ghosts and the old haunting absence caused by an untimely death.
Shortlisted for the British Army Book of the Year 2021. 'A long overdue assertion on the role of women on the battlefield. This book is going straight on my daughter's bookshelf.
Three girls from entirely different backgrounds attend Sandhurst military college. From the start, they form bonds of friendship that take them through life until a long-buried secret emerges to tear them apart.
In this wide-ranging study, which draws on a multitude of sources and combines organisational history with the personal experiences of servicewomen, Jeremy Crang traces the wartime history of the WAAF, ATS and WRNS and the integration of ...