Jambusters: The remarkable story which has inspired the ITV drama Home Fires - Softcover

Summers, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471139506 ISBN 13: 9781471139505

Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2015

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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 - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain., 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'. Through archive material and interviews with many WI members, Julie Summers takes us behind the scenes, revealing their nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the conflict. Jambusters is the fascinating story of how the Women's Institute pulled rural Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend.

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'Home Fires: Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond head the cast of this classy period piece about the friendships and hardships of a Women's Institute group in Cheshire during World War Two. The series is based on Jambusters, the best-selling factual book by Julie Summers about the role the WI played during the conflict' TV Times

'Superb... this book tells a wonderful story - highly recommended' Who Do You Think You Are Magazine

'Julie Summers recounts how thousands of women rallied round during the dark days of Hitler, baking cakes and knitting jumpers as if their lives depended on it' Mail on Sunday

'Millions of words have been written about the military and social history of both world war, but Summers carves out a little area of her own by examining the vital work performed by the Women's Institute who, through its meticulous organisational skills and national network, found its finest hour in the face of conflict' -- Daily Mail

'Julie Summers recounts how thousands of women rallied round during the dark days of Hitler, baking cakes and knitting jumpers as if their lives depended on it' -- Mail on Sunday

'That image of defiant jam making sums up the way many see the wartime contribution of the Woman's Institute' -- Economist

Biografía del autor:

Julie Summers is a bestselling writer, researcher and historian. 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. She lives in Oxford.

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• Verlag: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1471139506
• ISBN 13: 9781471139505
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384