Author: Anne de Courcy
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 178022575X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
An extraordinary account - from firsthand sources - of upper class women and the active part they took in the War Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of 20th-century society: the young (17-20) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the new, and daily exposure to customs and attitudes that must have seemed completely alien to them. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they were well suited for the no-nonsense approach needed in wartime. This book records the extraordinary diversity of challenges, shocks and responsibilities they faced - as chauffeurs, couriers, ambulance-drivers, nurses, pilots, spies, decoders, factory workers, farmers, land girls, as well as in the Women's Services. How much did class barriers really come down? Did they stick with their own sort? And what about fun and love in wartime - did love cross the class barriers?
Debs at War
Author: Anne de Courcy
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 178022575X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
An extraordinary account - from firsthand sources - of upper class women and the active part they took in the War Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of 20th-century society: the young (17-20) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the new, and daily exposure to customs and attitudes that must have seemed completely alien to them. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they were well suited for the no-nonsense approach needed in wartime. This book records the extraordinary diversity of challenges, shocks and responsibilities they faced - as chauffeurs, couriers, ambulance-drivers, nurses, pilots, spies, decoders, factory workers, farmers, land girls, as well as in the Women's Services. How much did class barriers really come down? Did they stick with their own sort? And what about fun and love in wartime - did love cross the class barriers?
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 178022575X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
An extraordinary account - from firsthand sources - of upper class women and the active part they took in the War Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of 20th-century society: the young (17-20) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the new, and daily exposure to customs and attitudes that must have seemed completely alien to them. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they were well suited for the no-nonsense approach needed in wartime. This book records the extraordinary diversity of challenges, shocks and responsibilities they faced - as chauffeurs, couriers, ambulance-drivers, nurses, pilots, spies, decoders, factory workers, farmers, land girls, as well as in the Women's Services. How much did class barriers really come down? Did they stick with their own sort? And what about fun and love in wartime - did love cross the class barriers?
Debs at War 1939-1945
Author: Anne De Courcy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405613651
Category : Debutantes
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This volume focuses on how wartime changed the lives of the most sheltered section of British society - the young, unmarried daughters of the upper classes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405613651
Category : Debutantes
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This volume focuses on how wartime changed the lives of the most sheltered section of British society - the young, unmarried daughters of the upper classes.
Debs at War
Author: Anne De Courcy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405613644
Category : Debutantes
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This volume focuses on how wartime changed the lives of the most sheltered section of British society - the young, unmarried daughters of the upper classes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405613644
Category : Debutantes
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This volume focuses on how wartime changed the lives of the most sheltered section of British society - the young, unmarried daughters of the upper classes.
Debs at War 1939-1945
Author: Anne De Courcy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780753820780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of 20th-century society: the young (17-20) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the new, and daily exposure to customs and attitudes that must have seemed completely alien to them. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they were well suited for the no-nonsense approach needed in wartime. This book records the extraordinary diversity of challenges, shocks and responsibilities they faced - as chauffeurs, couriers, ambulance-drivers, nurses, pilots, spies, decoders, factory workers, farmers, land girls, as well as in the Women's Services. How much did class barriers really come down? Did they stick with their own sort? And what about fun and love in wartime - did love cross the class barriers?
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780753820780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of 20th-century society: the young (17-20) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the new, and daily exposure to customs and attitudes that must have seemed completely alien to them. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they were well suited for the no-nonsense approach needed in wartime. This book records the extraordinary diversity of challenges, shocks and responsibilities they faced - as chauffeurs, couriers, ambulance-drivers, nurses, pilots, spies, decoders, factory workers, farmers, land girls, as well as in the Women's Services. How much did class barriers really come down? Did they stick with their own sort? And what about fun and love in wartime - did love cross the class barriers?
The Blast of War, 1939-1945
Author: Harold Macmillan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The War, 1939-1945
Author: Desmond Flower
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Roll of Honour
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The War
Author: Desmond Flower
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The FitzOsbornes at War
Author: Michelle Cooper
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307930580
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Michelle Cooper completes her heart-stealing epic drama of history and romance with The FitzOsbornes at War. Sophie FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Nazis attacked. But as war breaks out in England and around the world, nowhere is safe. Sophie fills her journal with tales of a life during wartime. Blackouts and the Blitz. Dancing in nightclubs with soliders on leave. And endlessly waiting for news of her brother Toby, whose plane was shot down over enemy territory. But even as bombs rain down on London, hope springs up, and love blooms for this most endearing princess. And when the Allies begin to drive their way across Europe, the FitzOsbornes take heart—maybe, just maybe, there will be a way to liberate Montmaray as well.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307930580
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Michelle Cooper completes her heart-stealing epic drama of history and romance with The FitzOsbornes at War. Sophie FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Nazis attacked. But as war breaks out in England and around the world, nowhere is safe. Sophie fills her journal with tales of a life during wartime. Blackouts and the Blitz. Dancing in nightclubs with soliders on leave. And endlessly waiting for news of her brother Toby, whose plane was shot down over enemy territory. But even as bombs rain down on London, hope springs up, and love blooms for this most endearing princess. And when the Allies begin to drive their way across Europe, the FitzOsbornes take heart—maybe, just maybe, there will be a way to liberate Montmaray as well.
The War 1939-1945
Author: Desmond Flower
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description