Women in the Second World War

by Collette Drifte

Women in the Second World War explores the experiences of women who served in the armed forces, or complimentary services. Using interviews, anecdotes, memoirs and/or accounts from the women (or, where appropriate, their children), the book tells the women's personal accounts of what their lives were like and what particular experiences they had while serving. They were all ordinary British women, and tell here in their own words their experiences on active service. Their accounts cover the whole spectrum, from famous battles, such as Monte Cassino, to being shipwrecked by a tornado, to simple acts of kindness, which in themselves seem nothing, but at the same time meant something very special to those young women, and were fondly remembered, even sixty years afterwards. The huge variety of services and experiences featured in the book reflect how widely spread the women's contribution to the war effort was, from tilling the soil below, to servicing the engines of aircraft about to take off to the sky above, and everything in between.

Genres: Nonfiction

301 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 19, 2012

Reviews

[Katia M. Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed most of the papers by the contributors in this book. Some were better written than others but the content was always interesting. I actually teared up at a couple of points. While the main focus is on WWII, there are papers concerning women in WWI, the 19th century, including a particularly interesting one regarding resistance of colonial settlement in New Zealand. The notes and bibliographies are extensive and I've added quute a number of books to my wish list from them. I would recommend to anyone interested in the history if women in warfare.

[Jeanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review
Iam sorry to say this book really was not for me not theres anything the matter with the book but I found it to be more like a manual rather than a book.