Wives and Sweethearts
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Wives and Sweethearts

Love Letters Sent During Wartime

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wives and Sweethearts

Love Letters Sent During Wartime

About this book

What is it like to fall in love with a soldier? What is it like to be a soldier in love? Throughout history, those serving in the British Army have combined romantic relationships with their military duties. In wartime especially, all the usual emotions experienced by men and women in love are felt to a heightened degree. The sense of danger, and the sometimes years of separation imposed by service abroad, make the heartache of loss and the joy of reunion all the greater. For loved ones parted by war, writing has always been of crucial importance in maintaining contact. Even when it was difficult to send a letter, or not easy to explain feelings when one could, soldiers - be they generals, young officers or privates - have persevered. In a celebration of love on the frontline during the First and Second World Wars, the archives of the National Army Museum, replete with letters, diaries and photographs, are thrown open to reveal fascinating stories of soldiers, their wives and sweethearts. Love found, love lost and love enduring all have their place in the pages of this book.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. PART ONE: THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914โ€“1918
  9. Edward and Ethie de Salis
  10. Frank and Emily Ryan
  11. Andrew and Deeney Thorne
  12. Arthur and Florence Harrington
  13. Reginald and Eleanore Stephens
  14. Eleanore Stephens and the Wives of the 2nd Rifle Brigade
  15. James and Nan Walmsley
  16. Charles and Kathleen Melliss
  17. Arthur and Euphemia Money
  18. Richard and Ethelle Yeoman
  19. Sidney Edwards and Kiddie Goodall
  20. Peter Robinson and Dorrie Harris
  21. Lee Ellis and Peggy
  22. Holland and Ada Chrismas
  23. Arthur and May Neilson
  24. Teddy and Molly Murphy
  25. William and Edith Harper
  26. Freddie and May Utton
  27. William and Nellie Adams
  28. Harold and Jessie Robinson
  29. Alan McPeake and Eileen Linn
  30. Edward Prince of Wales and Mrs Freda Dudley Ward
  31. Reg Bailey and Hilda Gower
  32. PART TWO: THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939โ€“1945
  33. Home from Dunkirk
  34. Reggie and Myrtle Savory
  35. Len and Susan Fletcher
  36. Harold and Margaret Newman
  37. Ted and Helen Senior
  38. Richard and Joan Pointer
  39. John and Catherine Barr
  40. Anthony Ryshworth-Hill and Valerie Erskine Howe
  41. The Americans in Britain: Heather Taylor
  42. Anthony Upfill-Brown
  43. Cecil May
  44. John Rhodes and Joan Pendlebury
  45. Nigel Gunnis
  46. Alan and Joy Glendinning
  47. Postscript
  48. List of Illustrations