Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2 by Lucy Adlington - 9781526766465

Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2Ready for Action\nAuthor(s): Lucy Adlington\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword History\nISBN-13: 9781526766465, 978-1526766465\nSynopsis\nWhat would you wear to war?\n\nHow would you dress for a winter mission in the open cockpit of a Russian bomber plane? At a fashion show in Occupied Paris? Singing in Harlem, or on fire watch in Tokyo..?\n\nReady for Action is a unique, illustrated insight into the experiences of women worldwide during World War Two and its aftermath. The history of ten tumultuous years is reflected in clothes, fashion, accessories and uniforms. As housewives, fighters, fashion designers or spies, women dressed the part when they took up their wartime roles.\n\nAttractive to a general reader as well as interesting to a specialist, Ready for Action focuses on the experiences of British women, then expands to encompass every continent affected by war. Woven through all cul.