Corsets to camouflage : women and war /

Celebrates the remarkable and often unacknowledged heroism of women in roles - from nursing to land girl to fighter pilot - that have been so essential to military and civilian life, revealing the way the press and society throughout the 20th century have viewed uniform women and the experiences and...

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Main Author: Adie, Kate
Corporate Author: Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2004.
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Summary:Celebrates the remarkable and often unacknowledged heroism of women in roles - from nursing to land girl to fighter pilot - that have been so essential to military and civilian life, revealing the way the press and society throughout the 20th century have viewed uniform women and the experiences and attitudes of women themselves.
Item Description:Includes Index.
In association with a major exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, 15 October 2003 - 18 April 2004.
Physical Description:x, 294 p., [16] p. plates : ill. (some col.)., ports. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 283 - 285.
ISBN:0340820608