Women of Valor

£19.99

Women of Valor

The Rochambelles on the World War II Front, rev. ed.

Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural history Second World War

Author: Ellen Hampton

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Language: English

Published by: McFarland

Published on: 26th March 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 209 pages

ISBN: 9781476642765


Women in an armored division!

General Leclerc had never heard of such a thing. But if he wanted the 19 brand-new ambulances, he would have to take their women drivers too. Known as the Rochambelles, their courage won the admiration of their comrades and changed many minds. These women learned to drive through mortar fire, to pull men from burning tanks, to stanch blood and ease pain. Above all, they learned that no matter who was doing the shooting, the greater enemy was hatred. Only three of the fifty-one women who served in the group published a memoir, and their stories have been all but lost. This book, newly revised and updated, reveals their daring and accomplishments, from Normandy to Berchtesgaden.

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