Bibliograph

GI brides, the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love, Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi

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GI brides, the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love, Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

GI brides

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

880830455

Responsibility statement

Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi

Sub title

the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love

Summary

"Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywood glamor. Others, like Rae, who distrusted the Yanks, were eventually won over by their easy charm. So when VE Day finally came, for the 70,000 women who'd become GI brides, it was tinged with sadness--it meant leaving their homeland behind to follow their husbands across the Atlantic. And the long voyage was just the beginning of an even bigger journey. Adapting to a new culture thousands of miles from home, often with a man they barely knew, was difficult-but these women survived the Blitz and could cope with anything. GI BRIDES shares the sw-eeping, compelling, and moving true stories of four women who gave up everything and crossed an ocean for love"--Provided by publisher

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