Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys
An American Woman in World War II
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2008
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-22107-0 (ISBN)
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-22107-0 (ISBN)
A remarkable Red Cross woman in wartime England and France.
Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she and her colleagues provided a touch of home—American girls with whom the boys could talk, flirt, dance, and perhaps find companionship. Usually the job was not hazardous—except when V-1 and V-2 rockets rained down on London—but it required both physical endurance and the skills of a trained counselor. Liz Richardson is a witty writer and astute observer. Her letters and diaries reveal an intelligent, independent, and personable woman with a voice that rings true. With commentary by historian James H. Madison, this book is an exceptional window into a past that is all too quickly fading from memory.
Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she and her colleagues provided a touch of home—American girls with whom the boys could talk, flirt, dance, and perhaps find companionship. Usually the job was not hazardous—except when V-1 and V-2 rockets rained down on London—but it required both physical endurance and the skills of a trained counselor. Liz Richardson is a witty writer and astute observer. Her letters and diaries reveal an intelligent, independent, and personable woman with a voice that rings true. With commentary by historian James H. Madison, this book is an exceptional window into a past that is all too quickly fading from memory.
James H. Madison is Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington. He is author of A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America and other books. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
Preface
Chronology of Elizabeth Richardson's Life
1. Growing Up, Leaving Home, and Preparing for War
2. The Yanks in England
3. V-1 Rockets, the Kansas City, and the 82nd Airborne
4. War Comes Closer
5. Into the English Provinces
6. From the Gray Midlands to Sunny Cornwall
7. Across the Channel and into France
8. V-E Day and V-E Blues
9. One Plane Crash
10. The Long Memory
Appendix: Wartime Writing
Notes
Note on Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
| Zusatzinfo | 30 b&w photos, 1 map |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-22107-2 / 0253221072 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-22107-0 / 9780253221070 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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