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Corsets To Camouflage

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340820605

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 2nd August 2004

Genre: Biography & True Stories / Biography: General

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‘The paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way’ Ian McIntyre, The Times

‘Riveting and beautifully illustrated’ The Lady

‘Engrossing . . . far more than a sartorial survey’ The Oldie

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A vivid history of ordinary women and their extraordinary deeds through two world wars and beyond, by From Our Own Correspondent presenter Kate Adie.

Uniform is universally seen as both a stamp of authority and of official acceptance. But the sight of a woman in military uniform still provokes controversy. Although more women are now taking prominent roles in combat, the status implied by uniform is often regarded as contrary to the general perception of womanhood.

In association with the Imperial War Museum, this is the first book to look at the image of uniformed women, both in conflict and in civilian roles throughout the twentieth century. Kate Adie examines the extraordinary range of jobs that uniformed women have performed, from nursing to the armed services. Through contemporary correspondence and many personal stories she brings the enormous and often unsung achievements of women in uniform vividly to life, and looks at how far women have come in a century which, for them, began restricted in corsets and has ended on the battlefield in camouflage.

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an engrossing history, and far more than a sartorial survey
The Oldie
the paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way.
Ian McIntyre, The Times