We Also Served: The Forgotten Women of the First World War

by Vivien Newman

Book Overview

We Also Served is a social history of women's involvement in the First World War. Dr. Vivien Newman disturbs myths and preconceptions surrounding women's war work and seeks to inform contemporary readers of countless acts of derring-do, determination, and quiet heroism by British women, that went on behind the scenes from 1914-1918.

In August 1914, a mere 640 women had a clearly defined wartime role. Ignoring early War Office advice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526796635
• ISBN13: 9781526796639
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"