WRNS - The Women's Royal Naval Service

From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women''s Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the purpose of freeing up a man to go to sea by giving his job to a trained female worker. Disbanded in 1919, the Wrens were reinstated on the outbreak of the Second World War. This book focuses on the work and experiences of Wrens during the two world wars, introducing the kinds of jobs they performed and the places where they served. It contains poignant accounts from the women themselves, along with contemporary images of the Wrens in action and modern photographs of their uniforms, badges and insignia.>

Product details

• Authors: Neil R Storey, Neil R. Storey, Storey Neil R.
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781784420390
• ISBN: 978-1-78442-039-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / World War II, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Women, maritime history, Naval forces & warfare, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, Gender studies: women and girls, Naval forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, Women; Wrens; equality; Furze; uniform, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater