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World War II Allied Women's Services (Men-at-Arms)

By Martin Brayley

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
1841760536, 9781841760537
Google Books ID
XPd9hPE0dYYC
Open Library ID
OL8922060M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20752917 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
52\52
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The contribution of women to the Allied war effort during World War II (1939-45) was massive. Apart from their many vital roles 'on the home front', about a million Soviet, 500,000 British and 200,000 American women, and tens of thousands from other Allied nations, served in uniform with the armed forces. To put these figures in perspective: enough American women served to free sufficient able-bodied men to form 15 infantry divisions. It was not only in the USSR that their duties took them into harm's way; hundreds of British Commonwealth and US servicewomen died, and many were decorated. This book gives a concise introduction to the organisation and uniforms of these services, with an emphasis on the British and US forces.

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