A Forgotten Army - The Female Munitions Workers of South Wales, 1939-1945

"A Forgotten Army" reconstructs the experiences of Welsh women who undertook essential munitions work during World War II. The events of wartime are placed against the background of the wider Welsh social, economic and cultural context.

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"A Forgotten Army" reconstructs the experiences of Welsh women who undertook essential munitions work during World War II. The events of wartime are placed against the background of the wider Welsh social, economic and cultural context.

Product details

• Authors: Mari A. Williams, Williams Mari A.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2002
• EAN: 9780708317266
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1726-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Weight: 667 g
• Series: Studies in Welsh History S.; Studies in Welsh History (Pape; Studies in Welsh History; Studies in Welsh History S
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Wales, Army, 1945, Workers, European History, 1939, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, female, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, of, South Wales, British & Irish history, Second World War, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), South, Gender studies: women, Sociology: work & labour, Forgotten, Modern warfare, Gender studies: women and girls, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Munitions