Women at War

The experiences of women in a variety of military and civilian roles during the Second World War

RAF memoir
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A WAAF at War

by Diana Lindo

A former WAAF recalls her eventful wartime years
RAF memoir
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As We Were

Beryl R Williams (ed.)

Former members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force recall their experiences in World War Two
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Cirla's Story

by Cirla Lewis

A young Jewish girl's traumatic experiences in occupied Belgium during WW2
World War II memoir
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Corduroy Days

by Josephine Duggan Rees
A land girl's experiences in the Women's Land Army during World War 2
RAF memoir
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Lambs in Blue

by Rebecca Barnett

The adventures of three Tyneside lasses who joined the WAAF and were posted to Ceylon in WW2
Civilian memoir
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More Pearls

by Pearl Goodman
Memories of the WW2 Land Army, performing with Joan Greenwood and Ewan McColl  and much else...
RAF memoir
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More Tales of a Bomber Command WAAF

by Sylvia Pickering

Further recollections of a WAAF posted to 5 Group Headquarters, Moreton Hall
RAF memoir
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Nina & Vic

Janine Harrington (ed)

The correspondence between a RAF navigator and his WAAF fiancée tells a poignant WW2 love story
World War II history
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Occupation Nurse

by Peter & Mary Birchenall
Celebrating the small group of nurses who provided medical care to the island of Guernsey during the German occupation of WW2
Civilian memoir
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Only Remember the Laughter

by June O'Carroll Robertson
Recalling a remarkable life at home and abroad, working for Norman Hartnell and Constance Spry, and much else...
RAF memoir
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Radar Days

by Gwen Arnold

A former WAAF RDF Operator recalls her experiences in WW2
RAF memoir
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Searching in the Dark

by Peggy Butler

An evocative diary composed while the author was a WAAF Radar Operator (1942-46)
memoir
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The Golden Ball and The Golden String

by Eileen Elizabeth Gidney

A former schoolmistress remembers Palestine in the wartime years 1939-45
World War II romance
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The Heart Has Room For Two

by Chris Bolton
A World War II love story
Biography
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Under Blazing Skies

by Valerie M Cooper
The experiences and travels of a Queen Alexandra nurse during World War 2
RAF memoirs
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Why Did We Join?

by Eileen Smith

An entertaining account of the author's wartime years as a WAAF at RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire