{"product_id":"women-in-the-war-9780008456146","title":"Women in the War","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'An important contribution to our recent history' ANDREW MARR\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Absorbing and important' JOAN BAKEWELL\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'One of my favourite reads of 2021' GARETH RUSSELL\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoignant and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eWomen in the War\u003c\/em\u003e tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether flying Spitfires to the frontline, aiding code breaking at Bletchley Park, plotting the Battle of the Atlantic or working with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms, each of these women made a crucial contribution to the conflict overseas and helped to buttress the home front.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere they recount their remarkable experiences during the Second World War, recalling how their formative years were shaped by danger and trauma, and how friendship and romance fortified their spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the insight that comes with age, they contemplate how the conflict helped women prove their worth, transforming society and sparking the later battles for equal rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a reporter's eye for detail, Lucy Fisher artfully weaves together moving contemporary interviews with gripping wartime diaries and letters. This is a vivid oral history that will stay with you long after you've put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Fisher is an award-winning journalist and author. She is Deputy Political Editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and a regular broadcaster on the BBC and Sky News.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously she was Chief Political Correspondent, and then Defence Editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and has reported from across the world, including Brussels and Washington, as well as Afghanistan, Iraq and the Arctic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer first book, \u003cem\u003eEmily wilding Davison: The Martyr Suffragette\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in London with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Element","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497694695698,"sku":"9780008456146","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73af44af-0369-41ab-b238-fecf237198a1.jpg?v=1730717365","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-in-the-war-9780008456146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}