Domestic soldiers
Purcell, Jennifer
Domestic soldiers - Constable 2011 - xi, 353 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told. Using brand new research from the Mass Observation Archive, Jennifer Purcell brings to life - in all its tragedy, pathos, joy and fear - the lives of six ordinary women made extraordinary by the demands of war.
9781849017145 184901714X
100=NOTNACO
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Great Britain
Civilians in war--History--Great Britain--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British
940.5316 PUR
Domestic soldiers - Constable 2011 - xi, 353 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told. Using brand new research from the Mass Observation Archive, Jennifer Purcell brings to life - in all its tragedy, pathos, joy and fear - the lives of six ordinary women made extraordinary by the demands of war.
9781849017145 184901714X
100=NOTNACO
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Great Britain
Civilians in war--History--Great Britain--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British
940.5316 PUR