Voices from the Great War Women's Land Army
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Voices from the Great War Women's Land Army

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Voices from the Great War Women's Land Army

About this book

Great War Land Girls were all very different individuals - they radiated vitality, resolve and determination. In this book, their sense of fun and infectious humour shines through the myriad of humorous stories and poems penned while doing their National Service. Amidst the troubling times they worked through, their ability to 'stick it if it kills' no matter what, earnt them a richly-deserved respect. Using previously unpublished photographs from personal collections that intimately depict the ups and downs of their daily lives, this book attempts to immerse readers in the quirky and unusual world of the Great War Land Girl and discovers exactly how they interacted, lived together, socialised, relaxed, fell in love, went off the rails and got through difficult times. The minutiae of life as a recruit in land organizations, (established early on in the war) and later in the Women's Land Army, is vividly brought back to life through previously untold accounts. Ultimately, their legacy tells of unwavering devotion to duty and to the country they held dear. Land Girls broke new ground and turned their hand to any task that was asked of them with an inextinguishable wartime spirit. The attitudes and approaches they showed to their work when faced with such adversity remain inspirational more than a century later. Their forgotten testimonies are shared in this book. They fizz off the page as a true record of 'I was there.'

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Yes, you can access Voices from the Great War Women's Land Army by Helen Frost in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Modern British History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Pen and Sword
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781036107857
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 Adequate replacements
  9. Chapter 2 The awakened women
  10. Chapter 3 Pluck and patriotism
  11. Chapter 4 Strength in unity
  12. Chapter 5 Infra dig!
  13. Chapter 6 The picturesque garb
  14. Chapter 7 Billets from hell
  15. Chapter 8 Wasp stings and weary heads!
  16. Chapter 9 Quirks, oddities and curiosities!
  17. Chapter 10 Unshakeable camaraderie
  18. Chapter 11 Farmerettes and friends
  19. Chapter 12 Royal approval
  20. Chapter 13 An epidemic of marriages!
  21. Chapter 14 Misbehaving Misses!
  22. Chapter 15 Respect and recognition
  23. Chapter 16 Self-sacrificing service: The Land Girl Roll of Honour.
  24. Chapter 17 Demobbed and beyond: Carry on. Hold on. Look on.
  25. Epilogue
  26. Bibliography
  27. Notes
  28. Plates