Girls In Khaki Av Barbara Green

Girls In Khaki Av Barbara Green

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain¿s manpower crisis forced them to turn to a previously untapped resource: women. For years it was thought women would be incapable of serving in uniform, but the ATS was to prove everyone wrong. Formed in 1938, the Women¿s Auxiliary Territorial Servic......
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<p><b>At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain¿s manpower crisis forced them to turn to a previously untapped resource: women.</b> For years it was thought women would be incapable of serving in uniform, but the ATS was to prove everyone wrong. Formed in 1938, the Women¿s Auxiliary Territorial Service was a remarkable legion of women; this is their story. They took over many roles, releasing servicemen for front-line duties. ATS members worked alongside anti-aircraft gunners as ¿gunner-girls¿, maintained vehicles, drove supply trucks, operated as telephonists in France, re-fused live ammunition, provided logistical support in army supply depots and employed specialist skills from Bletchley to General Eisenhower¿s headquarters in Reims. They were even among the last military personnel to be evacuated from Dunkirk. They grasped their new-found opportunities for education, higher wages, skilled employment and a different future from the domestic role of their mothers. They earned
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At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain’s manpower crisis forced them to turn to a previously untapped resource: women. For years it was thought women would be incapable of serving in uniform, but the ATS was to prove everyone wrong. Formed in 1938, the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service was a remarkable legion of women; this is their story. They took over many roles, releasing servicemen for front-line duties. ATS members worked alongside anti-aircraft gunners as ‘gunner-girls’, maintained vehicles, drove supply trucks, operated as telephonists in France, re-fused live ammunition, provided logistical support in army supply depots and employed specialist skills from Bletchley to General Eisenhower’s headquarters in Reims. They were even among the last military personnel to be evacuated from Dunkirk. They grasped their new-found opportunities for education, higher wages, skilled employment and a different future from the domestic role of their mothers. They earned the respect and admiration of their male counterparts and carved out a new future for women in Britain. They showed great skill and courage, with famous members including the young Princess Elizabeth (now about to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee as Britain’s Queen) and Mary Churchill, Sir Winston’s daughter. Girls in Khaki reveals their extraordinary achievements, romances, heartbreaks and determination through their own words and never-before published photographs.

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Oppdag Girls In Khaki Av Barbara Green

Er du klar for en reise tilbake til en epoke hvor kvinner tok styringen og skapte historie? Girls In Khaki Av Barbara Green gir deg et unikt innblikk i Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) under den andre verdenskrig. Dette fascinerende verket kombinerer gripende historier med never-before-published fotografier som fanger både tapperhet og hjerteknusing.

Hva kan du forvente fra denne spennende boken?

  • Unike historier: Les om den bemerkelsesverdige reisen til kvinner som brøt barrierer og tok på seg roller som tidligere var ansett som mannsdominerte.
  • Innsikt i hverdagen: Oppdag hvordan disse "gunner-girls" og andre medlemmer av ATS bidro til krigsinnsatsen, fra å kjøre forsyninger til å operere som telephonister i Frankrike.
  • Inspirerende kvinneskikkelser: Møt de modige kvinnene, inkludert unge prinsesse Elizabeth, som vevde sine drømmer inn i historiens vev.

Hvorfor Girls In Khaki er et must-read

Med en blanding av fakta, personlige beretninger og sjeldne bilder, gir Girls In Khaki Av Barbara Green et enestående perspektiv på kvinners rolle under krigen. Dette er ikke bare en bok; det er en hyllest til styrke, mot og vilje. Den appellerer til både historieinteresserte og de som ønsker å forstå fortidens innflytelse på dagens samfunn.

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Språk: Norsk bokmål
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