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1. womenforwomen.org.uk › Sara-Bowcutt-RecommendsSara Bowcutt Recommends: Books on Women in War

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   Nov 13, 2023 · Here is a list of some books that have spoken to me – books written by women who have experienced conflict first-hand or from those who have witnessed the bravery of such women.

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3. www.thenationalbookreview.com › features › 2021/2/225 HOT BOOKS: Iconic Women War Correspondents, the Cost of ...

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   Feb 22, 2021 · 1. You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker (PublicAffairs) Group biography at its best, Becker’s book brings to life its trio of intrepid female journalists who redefined the role of women in war reporting and enhanced appreciation of the nuances of the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

4. booktrib.com › 2021/05/06 › eight-novels-about-women8 Novels About Women That Are Set During the Second World War

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   • Courage, My Love by Kristin Beck. This book highlights times when ordinary women do extraordinary things. It’s 1943, and widowed Lucia, trying to raise her son in German-occupied Rome, does her best to ignore escalating tensions until it becomes impossible.
   • Daughters of the Night Sky by Aimie K. Runyan. A troop of female pilots becomes the enemy’s worst nightmare. Katya has always wanted to fly — even though she’s a girl — and must prove herself over and over.
   • The Library of Legends by Janie Chang. Students embark on a perilous journey to safeguard both human lives and a priceless library. When Japanese forces invade China, university student Lian must flee to the interior of China with her classmates and professors, taking with them an ancient library of Chinese legends.
   • The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck. World War II’s most improbable spy was born to high society, but was more interested in adventure than fashion or debutante balls.

5. readingladies.com › daughters-of-war-book-reviewDaughters of War [Book Review] - Reading Ladies

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   Nov 15, 2021 · Recommended: I recommend Daughters of War (#1 in a Trilogy) for fans of fast-paced and well-written WW11 historical fiction, for readers who love a story of siblings and complicated family drama, and for book clubs. Although the story has a satisfactory ending some details hint at what could be next in the trilogy.

6. fivebooks.com › best-books › gayle-lemmon-on-womenThe best books on Women and War - Five Books

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   The best books on Women and War recommended by Gayle Lemmon. When war comes, women pick up the pieces, providing for families and taking up jobs previously done by men. Increasingly, women are to be found on the frontlines of combat too, as the author and journalist explains. Interview by Eve Gerber

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   May 10, 2022 · Lucy Fisher. 4.19. 119 ratings12 reviews. Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'.

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   • Wonderfully written, Women in the War captures the voices of ten extraordinary veterans of the Second World War whose stories take us from Bletchley Park to military aircraft, to busy English hospitals and a Blitz-torn Belfast. Women in the War is by turns uplifting, nerve-wracking, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny.

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   • ‘One of my favourite reads of 2021. Wonderfully written, Women in the War captures the voices of ten extraordinary veterans of the Second World War whose stories take us from Bletchley Park to military aircraft, to busy English hospitals and a Blitz-torn Belfast.

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   Are there any books about the role of women in WW2?

   • ‘In all the hundreds of books written about the Second World War, there is a curious lack of information about the role of women. In these series of intimate interviews with some of the last survivors, Lucy Fisher closes the gap.

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   • Women in the War is by turns uplifting, nerve-wracking, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny. It is also a story of finding freedom amid fear. The courage and tenacity of these women left me in awe.’ GARETH RUSSELL Lucy Fisher is an award-winning journalist and author.

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   What is a good book about World War II?

   • Chang’s novel is an enchanting blend of history and fantasy that brings forward a little-known chapter in history about the mass evacuation of Chinese universities during the war. World War II’s most improbable spy was born to high society, but was more interested in adventure than fashion or debutante balls.

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   What are some good books about World War 1?

   • Less known is Shusaku Endo’s The Sea and Poison, a heartbreaking novel of Japanese doctors conducting vivisection on captured American soldiers, which, I have to say, made me cry. Taking a different approach to war is Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks, a glorious novel about family and, well, World War I, but no matter.

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   In these series of intimate interviews with some of the last survivors, Lucy Fisher closes the gap. From pilots to land girls, nurses to radio operators, plotters to Downing Street insiders, she hears from some of the remarkable women who helped win the war that defined modern Britain.

   • Author: Lucy Fisher