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.

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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

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