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Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives of American women during World War II at home and on the fighting front, drawing from personal interviews, wartime letters and diaries, and other sources to discuss their experiences as factory workers, wives and mothers, nurses, spies, pilots, movie stars, prostitutes, and in other occupations.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies' victory. Valiant Women is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every service branch, in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time. They were pilots, codebreakers, ordnance...
Author
Series
Jane Benjamin novels volume 3
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cynical young gossip columnist Jane Benjamin joins FDR's Office of War Information, a propaganda unit, to find a Wendy-the-Welder poster girl to urge more women to the shipyard work essential to America's winning World War II--and, incidentally, to make herself into the new Hedda Hopper. But somebody doesn't want those women at work. During a five-day contest to beat the world speed record for building a liberty ship, Jane investigates the lives...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Lottie Palmer runs away the day before her wedding to join the Navy WAVES program, she not only leaves behind a fianc�e, but also the privileged lifestyle that she has known as the daughter of one of the most important manufacturers in Detroit's auto industry. Spurred by a desire to contribute meaningfully to the war effort, Lottie pours all of her focus and determination into becoming the best airplane mechanic in the division, working harder...
Author
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In 1945, four African American female privates who were members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) participated in a strike at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and opted to take a court martial rather than accept discriminatory work assignments. As the army prepared for the court-martial and civil rights activists investigated the circumstances, competing commentaries in African American and mainstream newspapers ignited a passionate public response across...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, Catherine Duquette and Maggie McCleod come from different worlds but are thrown together on a USO variety show touring North Africa. While they each have secret reasons for accepting the job, neither anticipates the danger and intrigue they'll encounter performing so close to the front lines."--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
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World War I Collection Spotlight - Against War
World War I Collection Spotlight - American Experience
World War I Collection Spotlight - Homefront
World War I Collection Spotlight - American Experience
World War I Collection Spotlight - Homefront
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"The untold story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War. This book is about the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in one of history's most destructive wars and then were hounded by the government when they refused to back down. In the riveting War Against War, Michael Kazin brings us into the ranks of the largest, most diverse, and most sophisticated peace coalition up to that...
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