Greatcoats and Glamour Boots: Canadian Women at War, 1939-1945, Revised Edition

by Carolyn Gossage, Roberta Bondar (Foreword by)

Overview

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 Corps (CWAC) and the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (Wrens) - entertains and enlightens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550023688
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	11/01/2001
Edition description:	Second Edition,Revised
Pages:	215
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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).

What People are Saying About This

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"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."

Editorial Reviews

"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."

Canadian Book Review Annual - Andrea Levan

"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"

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