Jambusters: The Story of the Women's Institute in the Second World War - Couverture rigide

Summers, Julie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857200461 ISBN 13 : 9780857200464

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

[ JAMBUSTERS THE STORY OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY SUMMERS, JULIE](AUTHOR)HARDBACK

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'.
Jambusters tells the story of the minute and idiosyncratic details of everyday life during the Second World War for the 5,546 Women's Institutes and how they helped to improve the lot of millions of their fellow Britons. Big pictures and bravery are fashionable and exciting but it was the behind-the-scenes, nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the war that were at the heart of what the WI did to make a difference. Making jam, making do and mending, gathering rosehips, keeping pigs and rabbits, housing evacuees, setting up canteens for the troops, knitting, singing and campaigning for a better Britain after the war: all these activities played a crucial role in war time.

Quatrième de couverture :

'There are many top-down biographies of the Women's Institute but what I was interested in was the bottom-up story, the ordinary country women who were at the heart of the village institutes. What has grown out of my research is a picture of the remarkable role played by ordinary women in rural Britain during the war. Unpaid, unsung, to a large extent uncomplaining, these women quietly and often with humour, made the countryside tick...This book is a tribute to these women.' Julie Summers

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0857200461
• ISBN 13: 9780857200464
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 368