TY - BOOK AU - Hampton,Janie TI - How the Girl Guides won the war T2 - Isis non-fiction/general SN - 9780753152829 U1 - 369.463 HAM PY - 2011/// PB - ISIS KW - Girl Guides Association KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Girl Guides KW - Great Britain KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Children KW - Large type books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Mention Girl Guides to any woman and the reaction will be strong. They are all too often regarded merely in terms of biscuit sales and sing-songs, hardly anybody is aware of the massive impact that they had on gender equality and the outcome of World War II. This book explores how the Guides' work was crucial to Britain's victory ER -