The contribution of women to the Allied war effort in 1939-45 was massive. Apart from their many vital roles 'on the home front', about a million Soviet, 500,000 British and 200,000 American women, and tens of thousands from other Allied nations, served in uniform with the armed forces. To put these
World War II Allied Womens Services
β Scribed by Martin Brayley
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing Ltd
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 52
- Series
- Men-at-Arms 357
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The contribution of women to the Allied war effort in 1939-45 was massive. Apart from their many vital roles on the home front, about a million Soviet, 500,000 British and 200,000 American women, and tens of thousands from other Allied nations, served in uniform with the armed forces.
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