![]() Making jam, making do and mending, gathering rosehips, keeping pigs and rabbits, housing evacuees, setting up canteens for the troops, knitting, singing and campaigning for a better Britain after the war: all these activities played a crucial role in war time. Her books include :Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine a biography of her grandfather, the man who built the 'real' bridge over the River Kwai, The Colonel of Tamarkan, Stranger in the House and When the Children Came Home,a social history of servicemen returning to their families from the Second World War. The book focuses on several women who were members. Julie Summers is a bestselling writer, researcher and historian. Jambusterstells the story of the minute and idiosyncratic details of everyday life during the Second World War. Julie Summers is an English author, historical consultant and writer, best known for the book Jambusters. ![]() ![]() With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'. ![]() The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. ![]() Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. ![]()
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