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Greatcoats and Glamour Boots: Canadian Women at War, 1939-1945, Revised Edition
Carolyn Gossage
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Women in the military? To many, never was too soon. But by 1940, British women were out "doing their bit" for the war effort, and Canadians battled for that same right. Young Canadian women wanted to serve their country, "to free a man to fight," as the recruiting posters urged. By the war’s end almost 50,000 of them were in the forces.
Carolyn Gossage has compiled a fascinating collage of anecdotal and documentary material. The colourful story of Canada’s "forgotten women" - those who volunteered for service during World War II in the RCAF Women’s division, the Canadian Women’s Army ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781550023688
SKU
V9781550023688
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Carolyn Gossage
Carolyn Gossage has taught history and English in Canada and abroad for over twenty years. She is also the author of a number of books including: A Question of Privilege, Canada's Independent Schools (1977).
Reviews for Greatcoats and Glamour Boots: Canadian Women at War, 1939-1945, Revised Edition
"Through the voices of the women represented in this book, these years emerge as a pivotal period for Canadian women, full of contradictions, challenges, and auguries of the present."
Andrea Levan
Canadian Book Review Annual
Andrea Levan
Canadian Book Review Annual