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* The story of the forgotten victory of the Second World War * 'Nicola Tyrer should be congratulated ... a model of the kind of research that had to be done ... she deserves a medal' Mail on Sunday * 'Tyrer's admiration for them [land girls] will be shared by all who read this intriguing history.' Daily Telegraph * 'Absorbing and vigorously committed' Sunday Telegraph * 'A highly readable account ... excellent' Woman and Home --Mentioned Above
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"The Women's Land Army" was the forgotten victory of the Second World War. While troops fought on the front line, a battalion of young women joined up to take their place as agricultural workers. Despite many of them coming from urban backgrounds, these fearless, cheerful girls learnt how to look after farm land, operate and repair machinery, rear and manage farm animals, harvest crops and provide the work force that was badly needed in the years of the war. Back-breaking work such as thinning crops, continuous hoeing and digging made way for disgusting tasks such as rat-killing. Yet despite it all, the land girls were exuberant, fun-loving and hard-working, and became known for their articulate, feisty, humorous and modest attitude. It therefore comes as no surprise that despite hostility and teasing at the beginning, these robust farm workers won the hearts of the nation, and at the disbandment of the Land Army in the 1950s, the farming community were forced to eat their words. With delightful photographs documenting the camaraderie of the Land Army and real-life memories from those who joined, this nostalgic look at one of the real success stories of the Second World War will make modern women stand proud of what their grandmothers achieved in an era before our own.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have never written one of these reviews before so bare with me!
I was impressed by this book and its content - not only does it give personal accounts of the girls that were on the farms it povides unknown information ( to me ) about how the Womans Land Army was set up.
The stories that were given protray unfathomable fortitude of such young girls in the face of adversity, adherence to such hardships on minimal rations and general get-up-and-go attitude the girls held right to the very end makes our lives of waiting an extra 5 mins for a bus shameful when they used to have to dodge bombs.
However the friendships that were formed and the love for their work adds an extra glow to this extraordinary story of their calling.
This book is definately worth the money for anyone wanting to know how these girls survivied and fought the War from the fields.
I was impressed by this book and its content - not only does it give personal accounts of the girls that were on the farms it povides unknown information ( to me ) about how the Womans Land Army was set up.
The stories that were given protray unfathomable fortitude of such young girls in the face of adversity, adherence to such hardships on minimal rations and general get-up-and-go attitude the girls held right to the very end makes our lives of waiting an extra 5 mins for a bus shameful when they used to have to dodge bombs.
However the friendships that were formed and the love for their work adds an extra glow to this extraordinary story of their calling.
This book is definately worth the money for anyone wanting to know how these girls survivied and fought the War from the fields.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book very informative, I knew a bit about the Women's Land Army but this book goes into detail about the way of life for Land Girls. I enjoyed reading the personel accounts of former Land girls, I was also very surprised to read about the way they were treated by the goverment at the time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent book, an ideal christmas present for someone who served in the Land Army. The delivery was very quick, two days and now wrapped as the ideal christmas pressie!
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Great
Bought this for a friend who had been a Land Girl and she was absolutely thrilled. She loves the book and has re-lived many happy moments through it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lep
THEY FOUGHT IN THE FIELDS
My mistake - I thought it was going to be Land Girls' personal stories. I would like to have known it was the History of its formation only. Read more
Published 12 months ago by rachel-Anne
They Fought In the Fields
Just heard from a lot of Land Army Girls ( all in the 80's) that its a really good book.
Published on 14 April 2008 by Potterypink
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