Sisters in Arms: Women in the British Armed Forces During the Second World War

ISBN-13: 9781107013476 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 352 str.

Jeremy A. Crang

Opis

Jeremy Crang provides a compelling new history of women who served with the British armed forces during the Second World War.

Recenzje

'Jeremy Crang has produced a clear, wide-ranging and highly readable examination of the auxiliary women's services which draws on fascinating personal testimonies to reconstruct the experiences of members from recruitment through to demobilisation.' Juliette Pattinson, author of Women of War: Gender, Modernity and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1. Revival; 2. Organisation and recruitment; 3. Training and selection; 4. Work; 5. Status and discipline; 6. Necessities of life; 7. Medical matters; 8. Off duty; 9. Overseas service; 10. Demobilisation and the creation of the permanent women's services; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.