Remarkable Women of the Second World War A Collection of Untold Stories

They were told to hold the fort. They did far more than that.WHEN the Second World War broke out, the task of keeping society afloat fell on the shoulders of the women left behind. Women the world over stepped into boots they'd never worn before - becoming engineers, labourers and intelligence experts. Their houses were razed to the ground, they fled their enemy-occupied countries and they picked up guns to defend their homes, but their stories are rarely told.Remarkable Women of the Second World War is a collection of twelve of these stories, all carefully gathered and retold by Victoria Panton Bacon. These are the stories of Galina Russian navigator who flew on the front line for the Red Army alongside the feared Night Witches; Ena, an ATA engineer who didn't think much of the Spitfires and Hurricanes she worked on; and Lee, a Jewish girl who fled Frankfurt and arrived in Coventry on a Kindertransport train. These women weren't remarkable because of high rank or status, but because of their grit, resilience and determination. These are the tales of ordinary women who did extraordinary things.

ISBN:	9780750999960
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	16 Jun 2022
DEWEY:	940.530820941
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	192
Weight:	438g
Height:	164mm
Width:	242mm
Spine width:	21mm

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