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Women at the Ready
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 22 May 2013
- Run Time
- 11 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- History
What to expect
These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally acknowledged. They were instrumental in implementing the large-scale evacuation of children from bomb-targeted cities, in the care of the wounded, and in keeping those in war service fed. Lady Reading, founder and fearless leader, was one of the most influential women in twentieth-century Britain.
The story of the WVS has never been fully told before. Social historians Patricia and Robert Malcolmson bring this vital part of the Second World War to life in a vivid and engaging way through the diaries and records of the women serving their country on the Home Front. Women at the Ready promises to be a magnificent saga of sacrifice and determination.
Critics Review
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You finish this book full of admiration for the way in which, long before anyone coined the word "sisterhood", British women were able to set aside differences of class, region and religion to pull together for the greater good.
The Mail on Sunday
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Their "heroic" work, suggest the authors in this fascinating study . . . [was] an advertisement for what voluntary action, backed by government, could do.
The Scotsman
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A good read. Get ready to be inspired by courageous tales from the women who helped us to victory in WWII.
Yours magazine
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Patricia and Robert Malcolmson bring this vital part of the history of the Second World War to life through the diaries and records of the women serving their country on the Home Front
Britain at War
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A detailed, vivid account of an inspirational force for good
Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Robert and Patricia Malcolmson
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Duration
- 11 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 May 2013
- ISBN
- 9781405516549
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- History
Synopsis
From the summer of 1938, British women from all walks of life joined the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS). This disparate band of women came together for the common good - to help serve and protect their communities. By 1941 a million women had enrolled. These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally acknowledged. They were instrumental in implementing the large-scale evacuation of children from bomb-targeted cities, in the care of the wounded, and in keeping those in war service fed. Lady Reading, founder and fearless leader, was one of the most influential women in twentieth-century Britain. The story of the WVS has never been fully told before. Social historians Patricia and Robert Malcolmson bring this vital part of the Second World War to life in a vivid and engaging way through the diaries and records of the women serving their country on the Home Front. Women at the Ready promises to be a magnificent saga of sacrifice and determination.
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