From the Battle of Britain to the Korean War: Serving in the Women's Voluntary Service and Auxiliary Air Force, 1940-1954 (Trailblazing Women)

Stephen Wade

ISBN 10: 139904088X / ISBN 13: 9781399040884

Published by Pen & Sword History, 2023

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224 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk139904088X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Battle of Britain to the Korean War: Serving in the Women's Voluntary Service and Auxiliary Air Force, 1940-1954 (Trailblazing Women)
• Publisher: Pen & Sword History
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 139904088X
• ISBN 13: 9781399040884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

In 1941, Beryl Baxter, a dressmaker from Grimsby, signed up to do her bit in the Battle of Britain. She was to serve as a plotter as aircraftswoman in the WAAF and, upon discharge in 1949 she began life as a welfare worker for the Women's Voluntary Service. Her postings included the Korean War, Japan, Hong Kong and Iraq. Throughout these years of service she fulfilled the roles of mother, sister and girlfriend to thousands of servicemen, both conscripts and regulars.

Presenting a dramatic narrative from several theaters of war, this book recalls Beryl's life, based on a large archive of letters and documents that she preserved, allowing the reader to go on these journeys to war alongside a brave and enterprising independent woman.

About the Author

Stephen Wade is a biographer and social historian, usually associated with crime and law, but here he turns his attention to a place he has known for forty years, as he has lived and worked in Scunthorpe all that time. His most recent books have been "Going to Extremes", "The Justice Women" and three volumes in the "Your Town in the Great War" series (all Pen & Sword), and :No More Soldiering" (Amberley).