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Under Fire: Women and World War II

Author : Eveline Buchheim
Publisher : Uitgeverij Verloren
ISBN 13 : 9087044755
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Under Fire: Women and World War II written by Eveline Buchheim and published by Uitgeverij Verloren. This book was released on 2014 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, when the dominance of military histories of the World Wars ended, and social historical histories of conflict rose to prominence, women have come to play an increasingly important role in mainstream stories about the Second World War. Although this is undeniably a valuable development, the perspectives on women that arose have in many respects remained limiting – although in new ways. Women have been portrayed as carers, as victims (notably of sexual violence), but rarely as agents of their own fate. This volume focuses on this last group. In spite of the undeniable suffering and victimization that befell so many women during the war, for others the war also opened opportunities and awakened ambitions. The articles in this volume, which cover both Europe and Asia, bring together some of the women who took initiatives, of which they sometimes suffered the dire consequences, sometimes enjoyed the fruits.

Coming Out Under Fire

Author : Allan Bérubé
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807899649
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Coming Out Under Fire written by Allan Bérubé and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation--not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed between gay citizens and their government, transforming them both. Drawing on GIs' wartime letters, extensive interviews with gay veterans, and declassified military documents, Berube thoughtfully constructs a startling history of the two wars gay military men and women fough--one for America and another as homosexuals within the military. Berube's book, the inspiration for the 1995 Peabody Award-winning documentary film of the same name, has become a classic since it was published in 1990, just three years prior to the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which has continued to serve as an uneasy compromise between gays and the military. With a new foreword by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, this book remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military.

Rose Under Fire

Author : Elizabeth E. Wein
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 0385679548
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Rose Under Fire written by Elizabeth E. Wein and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose Justice is a young pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. On her way back from a semi-secret flight in the waning days of the war, Rose is captured by the Germans and ends up in Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi women's concentration camp. There, she meets an unforgettable group of women, including a once glamorous and celebrated French detective novelist whose Jewish husband and three young sons have been killed; a resilient young girl who was a human guinea pig for Nazi doctors trying to learn how to treat German war wounds; and a Nachthexen, or Night Witch, a female fighter pilot and military ace for the Soviet air force. These damaged women must bond together to help each other survive. In this companion volume to the critically acclaimed novel Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein continues to explore themes of friendship and loyalty, right and wrong, and unwavering bravery in the face of indescribable evil.

Touched with Fire

Author : Allison Lockwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Touched with Fire written by Allison Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blitz Diary

Author : Carol Harris
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075246275X
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Blitz Diary written by Carol Harris and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s, war with Germany became increasingly likely. The British Government believed that it would start with massed ranks of enemy planes, dropping bombs and poison gas on civilians in major towns and cities, terrifying them into surrendering. When war broke out, preparations to protect the population were piecemeal and inadequate. As anticipated, people were shocked by the first raids and the response of rescue services was chaotic. But far from breaking morale, the Blitz galvanised public opinion in support of the war. Soon people became hardened by their experiences and attacks from the air became a normal, albeit terrible, part of daily life.Blitz Diary tells the story in a remarkable series of eyewitness accounts from the war’s earliest and darkest days through to the end, when the V-2 rockets brought devastation without warning. Preservation of such first-hand accounts has become increasingly important as the Blitz fades from living memory. This expanded edition includes new chapters and new accounts from key eyewitnesses.

Women's Experiences of the Second World War

Author : Mark J. Crowley
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783275871
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Women's Experiences of the Second World War written by Mark J. Crowley and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a very wide range of detailed sources, the book surveys the many different experiences of women during the Second World War.

Women in War

Author : Celia Lee
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783830956
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Women in War written by Celia Lee and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing role of women in warfare, a neglected aspect of military history, is the subject of this collection of perceptive, thought-provoking essays. By looking at the wide range of ways in which women have become involved in all the aspects of war, the authors open up this fascinating topic to wider understanding and debate. The discuss how, particularly in the two world wars, women have been increasingly mobilized in all the armed services, originally as support staff, then in defensive combat roles. They also consider the tragic story of women as victims of male violence, and how women have often put up a heroic resistance, and examine how women have been drawn into direct combat roles on an unprecedented level, a trend that is still controversial in the present day. The collection brings together the work of noted academics and historians with the wartime experiences of women who have remarkable personal stories to tell. The book will be a milestone in the study of the recent history of the parts women have played in the history of warfare.AuthorsDr Juliette Pattinson, Professor Mark Connelly, Georgina Natzio, Christine Halsall, Jonathan Walker, Major Imogen Corrigan, Dr. Halik Kochanski, Dr T.A. Heathcote, Elspeth Johnstone, Mike Ryan, Grace Filby, Dr George Bailey, Tatiana Roshupkina, Leicester Chilton, Paul Edward Strong, Celia Lee, John Lee

American Women During World War II

Author : Doris Weatherford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135201900
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book American Women During World War II written by Doris Weatherford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-10-16 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Women during World War II documents the lives and stories of women who contributed directly to the war effort via official and semi-official military organizations, as well as the millions of women who worked in civilian defense industries, ranging from aircraft maintenance to munitions manufacturing and much more. It also illuminates how the war changed the lives of women in more traditional home front roles. All women had to cope with rationing of basic household goods, and most women volunteered in war-related programs. Other entries discuss institutional change, as the war affected every aspect of life, including as schools, hospitals, and even religion. American Women during World War II provides a handy one-volume collection of information and images suitable for any public or professional library.

Dorie Miller

Author : Dante R. Brizill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986420211
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Dorie Miller written by Dante R. Brizill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of December 7th, 1941 is very familiar to us. It changed the history of this country and the world, but few people may know of the story of Dorie Miller the African-American cook who was stationed on the USS West Virginia at the time of the attack at Pearl Harbor . He was the ship's cook, but on December 7th 1941, he showed his crewmates and his country that he was capable of much more. This is his remarkable story of courage under fire.

France Under Fire

Author : Nicole Dombrowski Risser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110702532X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book France Under Fire written by Nicole Dombrowski Risser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A social, military and political history of the French refugee crisis tracing the impact of government responses upon civilian lives.

Those Incredible Women of World War II

Author : Karen Zeinert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Those Incredible Women of World War II written by Karen Zeinert and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the heroic efforts of the many women who served during the Second World War, a collection of personal accounts relates their participation in the military, medicine, journalism, and in volunteer efforts, and notes their impact on women's equality.

The Unwomanly Face of War

Author : Светлана Алексиевич
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0399588728
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Unwomanly Face of War written by Светлана Алексиевич and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in Russian as U voiny--ne zhenskoe lietiso by Mastatskaya Litaratura, Minsk, in 1985. Originally published in English as War's unwomanly face by Progress Publishers, Moscow, in 1988"--Title page verso.

Cadet Nurse Stories

Author : Thelma M. Robinson
Publisher : SIGMA Theta Tau International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Cadet Nurse Stories written by Thelma M. Robinson and published by SIGMA Theta Tau International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 50 years after World War II, cadet nurses tell their stories about how they helped win the war on the home front by serving in hospitals during the worst nurse shortage in history. Recalling what it was like to serve their country, these women share touching historical and personal stories about their experiences.

Women and the Second World War in France, 1939-1948

Author : Hanna Diamond
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317885430
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Women and the Second World War in France, 1939-1948 written by Hanna Diamond and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book (in either English or French) to offer readers an overview of women's experience of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath in France. It examines objectively the part that women played in both collaboration and resistance, synthesising much recent scholarship on the subject in French and English, and drawing on the author's own extensive research (including oral testimony) in Toulouse, Paris, and West Brittany. The findings are complex, and the immensely varied testimony challenges easy generalisation. This will be relevant for courses on French studies, French and European history and Women's studies.

Choices Under Fire

Author : Michael Bess
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307494454
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Choices Under Fire written by Michael Bess and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? With wisdom and clarity, Michael Bess brings a fresh eye to these difficult questions and others, arguing eloquently against the binaries of honor and dishonor, pride and shame, and points instead toward a nuanced reckoning with one of the most pivotal conflicts in human history.

Code Girls

Author : Liza Mundy
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316352551
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Code Girls written by Liza Mundy and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Red Ball Express

Author : Dante Rashaun Brizill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Red Ball Express written by Dante Rashaun Brizill and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These unsung heroes from World War II drove the trucks that supplied the American Army's in Europe. Three out of four of these men were African-American. After the Normandy campaign, a supply crisis arose, as the Allies pursued the German army across France and closer to Germany. Due to the destruction of the French rail and road network, and the fierce German defense of the French ports, a supply crisis quickly arose. The American army's outran their supplies. A solution had to be found quickly. Enter the Red Ball Express. All heroes don't wear capes. Some drive trucks.