Whether recalling the Depression, WWII, or sharing her thoughts on the aftermath of Sept. 11th and the war in Iraq, Helen pulls no punches. A book chock-full of eyebrow-raising anecdotes and life-affirming stories. We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on ...
Jeane Slone has published four historical novels: 1. She Was a WWII Photographer Behind Enemy Lines. 2. She Flew Bombers During WW II. 3. She Built Ships During WW II. 4. She Was an American Spy During WW II.
The women felt at ease in the courtyard, with the familiarity that unites people in a boarding school or a prison. That sort of confidence, however, sprang not so much from living under a common roof as from shared knowledge of the harsh lives they lived: though unaware of it, they felt...
As it is true today, social stress sometimes leads people to become interested in religion or the occult as a means of escape. There was a fascination in pre-WWII Germany with archaeological reports about ancient Sumeria, the Ark of the Covenant, Oden and Wotan, Astarte, etc. People wanted ...
Women Resistance Fighters of WWII, the Secret Lives of Ants and Other New Books to Read This month's book picks includeThe Light of Days,The Musical HumanandEmpire of Ants.Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Amazon When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, sparking...
Although the books on this list certainly do not represent all women, it is my hope that they cover a broad spectrum of lives and experiences. As always, please share your own recommendations with others on Twitter, using the #BustleReads hashtag. 1. Ravensbrück: Life and Death in Hitler...
Women Spies Who Changed WWII This article relates to A Woman of No Importance For a wide array of reasons, the Allied countries recruited many women as spies in WWII. Their first advantage was they could blend in more easily than their male counterparts in the civilian population of a ...
RSVP:Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at: usps.com/wwiiwomencryptologists. Background:During World War II, some 11,000 women helped to process and decipher an endless stream of enemy military messages. Both frustrating and exhilarating, their ...
I come from a patriotic family, members of whom served in the late 1800s, WWI, and WWII. My father was a medic in WWII and along with all his friends, enlisted on December 8th, 1941. Although I was too sick (primary immunodeficiency disease) to serve, I still remember President Kennedy...
although their voices have been muted by the extraordinary courage and resilience of the Ukranian people’s fight against Putin. This is exactly what was said in the 30s and 40s in the runup to WWII by many – until we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. Let it not come to that – let ...