"Девушки, которые пошли на войну: Героизм, сердечные терзания и счастье во время женских военных сил" - это книга, основанная на личных воспоминаниях трех молодых женщин, которые присоединились к военным силам в 1940 году, когда Британия оставалась одна против Германии. Эти три девушки представляют три разных военных силы - армию, военно-воздушные силы и военно-морской флот. В книге описывается, как они покинули свои дома и справились с жестким тренингом, как они работали вместе в коллективе молодых женщин и столкнулись с войной, которая навсегда изменила их жизнь. В целом, более полумиллиона женщин служили в вооруженных силах во время Второй мировой войны, и их истории отражают жизнь сотен тысяч других обычных девушек, которые пошли на войну и с гордостью носили свои формы.
The Girls Who W
The Girls Who Went To War is a timely and wonderfully illuminating historical look at the women of Britain who voluntarily joined the armed services during the tumultuous Second World War, developing their courage, patience and their mental toughness under the stress of war to rise above adversity, ultimately changing their own lives and providing inspirational steps towards a greater understanding of female figures across history who have exhausted the courage it takes to lift their voices, hardened their hearts, held their ground, and touched the world in a positive way. Many authors write books about the worse days of history and we overlook the tough days waiting to read about heroism that rises in later times. This small book is representative of this spirit and I am so glad I read it.
Электронная Книга «The Girls Who Went to War: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women’s forces» написана автором Duncan Barrett в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007501236
Описание книги от Duncan Barrett
The personal accounts of three young women who joined up in 1940.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany. The British Army stood at just over one and a half million men, while the Germans had three times that many, and a population almost twice the size of ours from which to draw new waves of soldiers. Clearly, in the fight against Hitler, manpower alone wasn’t going to be enough.Eighteen-year-old Jessie Ward defied her mother to join the ATS, Margery Pott signed up for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, and nanny Kathleen Skin the WRNS. They left quiet homes for the rigours of training, the camaraderie of the young women who worked together so closely and to face a war that would change their lives for ever.Overall, more than half a million women served in the armed forces during the Second World War. This book tells the story of just three of them – one from the Army, one from the Navy and one from the Air Force. But in their stories are reflected the lives of hundreds of thousands of others like them – ordinary girls who went to war, wearing their uniforms with pride.
