War brides : the stories of the women who left everything behind to follow the men they loved
Jarratt, Melynda2007
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Historian Melynda Jarratt has painstakingly captured the incredible stories of young women - some say brave, some say foolish - who left their families and homes to move to a country thousands of miles away with a man they barely knew.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Tempus, 2007.
Collation:
288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
ISBN:
9780752443096 (hbk)0752443097 (hbk)
Dewey class:
325.2'41'0971325.241
Local class:
325.241
Language:
English
Subject:
War bridesBritish -- Canada -- Social conditionsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narrativesBritish -- Foreign countries -- Social conditionsGreat Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centuryCanada -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centuryCanada -- Social conditions -- 20th century
BRN:
344023