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Military spouses from World War I to Afghanistan tell their stories, presented along with personal photographs and diaries
For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers – the families who move with the military to stay with their men. This book looks at the experiences of just a few of these families, through the eyes of the military wives and their relatives. From the First World War, when many women were fiancées but never wives, through the Second World War and postwar Britain to the present day and twenty-first-century service life, military wives talk about their experiences as never before. What is it really like to be married to a member of Britain’s Armed Forces? Can you ever be prepared for the reality that awaits you when you say ‘I do’ and walk down the aisle? From Big Bertha’s booms, rationing and bomb shelters, to military wives choirs, Afghanistan and marathons, this book celebrates that great British heroine, the military wife.
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Penny Legg is a former Navy wife and has accompanied her husband across the globe on diplomatic postings. She is a journalist, magazine editor and the author of over ten books. Military Wives follows on from Under the Queen’s Colours, a collection of servicemen’s reminiscences published by The History Press.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0752491075
- ISBN 13 9780752491073
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- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. . Wives of forces personnel from WWI to Afghanistan tell their stories At a time when the bravery of our armed service personnel is foremost in our minds, this book tells the other side of the story: the women who were left to cope the best they could while their loved ones fought in some of the twentieth century's bloodiest conflicts. These are the backbone of the armed forces -- from the WW1 fiancees who lost their opportunity to marry, to the modern conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These stories reveal a picture of just how much those behind the colours have contributed to support the uniforms they married, and what it has cost them to do. AUTHOR: Penny Legg is a former Navy wife and has also accompanied her husband across the globe on diplomatic postings. She is a journalist, magazine editor and author whose many books have been published in the UK, the Caribbean and the United States. Her latest book, 'Under the Queen's Colours', a collection of servicemen's reminiscences, was published by The History Press in May 2012. SELLING POINTS: . Personal photographs and memories from military wives and girlfriends . Covers 100 years of conflict . Previously unpublished stories taken from personal interviews 54 b/w images For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers the families who move with the military to stay with their men. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780752491073
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