Gi Brides - The War-Time Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love

Informationen zum Autor Duncan Barrett and Calvi Klappentext Looks at the true stories of women who crossed the ocean for love, as they married American soldiers posted in Britain during WWII. From the authors of "The Sugar Girls", it is a tale of romance and resilience, as 70,000 GI brides moved to America at the end of the war, and had to adapt to living in a foreign country. *Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes* 'Apart from the strength of the individual stories, one of the richest things about this book is the detail: the atmosphere on the rackety old ships which took the war brides across the Atlantic; the hideous, humiliating medical inspections they had to endure before being deemed fit to enter the USA; the dreadful anxiety of waiting for men who had promised to meet them on arrival, but didn't show up...' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail Zusammenfassung The Sunday Times bestseller From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls! G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love! providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience.

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Barrett, Duncan Calvi Barrett, Barrett Duncan, Calvi, Nuala Calvi
• Publisher: Element Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9780007501441
• ISBN: 978-0-00-750144-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Culture;Society