HOLDING THE HOME FRONT - The Women's Land Army in The First World War

In recent years the Second World War's land girl has caught the public imagination. Weve seen her in films, television series and novels. We might be misremembering her, we might have distorted her image into one that suits a twenty-first century audience, but we haven't forgotten. Other things have been forgotten, though.

About the author

After completing her Ph.D in History at Durham, Caroline Scott joined an investment banks graduate training scheme and spent two years working in the City. Since then she has worked as a market analyst for a diamond trading company, in London, Belgium and latterly France. In her spare time she continues to enjoy historical research. She has transcribed battalion War Diaries and works as a transcription volunteer for the National Maritime Museum (1915 Crew List Index Project).

Summary

Uses previously unpublished diaries and accounts. so that the womens voices take the lead in telling their story. Previously unpublished photographs and long-forgotten cartoons and poems, penned by the women themselves, giving an engaging immediacy and a real sense of who these women were.

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Scott
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781526781499
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-8149-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 233 mm x 156 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / World War I, Erster Weltkrieg (1914 bis 1918), History - Military / War, HISTORY / Women