Description
Product ID: | 9781472282088 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Army Girls |
Subtitle: | The secrets and stories of military service from the final few women who fought in World War II |
Authors: | Author: Tessa Dunlop |
Page Count: | 368 |
Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Second World War, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating For fans of The Century Girls and The Bletchley Girls comes a new book by Tessa Dunlop. Army Girls is the intimate story of the final few women who served in World War II and are still alive to tell their tale. They were female soldiers in a war Britain wanted to fight without conscripting women. It was a vain hope, by December 1941 for the first time in British history women were called up and a generation of girls came of age in khaki, serving king and country. Barbara trained to drive army-style in giant trucks and Grace swapped her servant''s pinafore for battledress and a steel hat, Martha turned down officer status for action on a gun-site and Olivia won the Croix de Guerre in France. |
Imprint Name: | Headline Book Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Headline Publishing Group |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-11-04 |