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Jambusters - The Story of the Women's Institute in the Second World War by Julie Summers
$19.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
The compelling true story that inspired the hugely successful major ITV drama series HOME FIRES - now in its second season. The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - ...Show more
Jambusters: The Story of the Women's Institute in the Second World War by Julie Summers
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. 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. With all the vigour, ...Show more
Our Uninvited Guests by Summers, Julie
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
'Julie Summers has an amazing instinct for unearthing good stories and telling quotes.' Craig Brown, The Mail On Sunday'This is an enjoyable book, peppered with examples of under-reported wartime heroism.' Robert Leigh-Pemberton, The Daily Telegraph'It's hard to believe that there are still untold stori ...Show more
Stranger in the House: Women's Stories of Men Returning from the Second World War by Julie Summers
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'It is as if I have been waiting for someone to ask me these questions for almost the whole of my life' From 1945, more than four million British servicemen were demobbed and sent home after the most destructive war in history. Damaged by fighting, imprisonment or simply separation from their loved one ...Show more
When the Children Came Home: Stories of Wartime Evacuees by Julie Summers
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
On 1 September 1939 Operation Pied Piper bgan to place the children of Britain's industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. 1.5 million children, pregnant women and schoolteachers were evacuated in 3 days. A further 2 million children were evacuated privately; the largest mass evacuation of ch ...Show more
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