"Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE

Helen Gilbert

ISBN 10: 0962650609 / ISBN 13: 9780962650604

Published by Pedestrian Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE
• Publisher: Pedestrian Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962650609
• ISBN 13: 9780962650604
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: 63 Photographs
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A lively and compelling autobiography of one of the first enlisted Navy WAVES in WWII. From joining the Navy to joining the mile-high club, Helen Gilbert's life was interrupted and forever changed by Pearl Harbor, and she describes in very straightforward terms how it was to enter a traditionally male world. After serving her country, she struggled to find work and gain acceptance as an emancipated woman in a rapidly-changing world - weathering discrimination, marriage, child-rearing, tragedy, infidelity, alcoholism and recovery. 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.

About the Author

Helen Gilbert is an 87-year old great-grandmother, who resides in the Los Angeles area, and is still a troublemaker.