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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9781844153886
ISBN number: 1844153886
Label: Pen and Sword
Manufacturer: Pen and Sword
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: 2006-09
Publishing house: Pen and Sword
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During World War II, a few, carefully selected women in the US and the UK were briefly given the unprecedented opportunity to fly military aircraft. Yet the story of these pioneer women pilots is made even more intriguing by the fact that, despite many notable similarities in the utilization and organization of the women in their respective countries, they experienced radically different fates.
Throughout the war, the contribution of the women of the British ATA to the war effort was recognized and praised both from official quarters and in the press. By contrast, the American WASPs were very first glamorized and made into Hollywood stars - and then subjected to a slander campaign. What accounts for this dramatic difference in the treatment of women pilots doing essentially the same job?
This book seeks to answer these questions. The women who participated in the ATA and WASP have been allowed to speak for themselves. The story these women have to tell is exciting and intriguing.
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Sisters in Arms documents just how much necessity is the mother of invention in wartime England as well as the challenges of proving women could fly as well as men in America. One would think women flying military aircraft in two different countries would have more to compare than contrast. However, contrasting the goals, leadership, and organizational structure brings to light completely different, but interesting environments. There are some lessons to be learned from this book. Helena Schrader writes in an entertaining style and includes quotations from pilots of the time. Therefore Sisters in Arms is very readable, not just a scholarly study.
This book is footnoted so it is easy to check the facts. I personally own most of the books referenced and haven't found any problems. If a reviewer, like the very first one here, is going say there are problems with the facts; providing an example would make them more credible.
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This book is meticulously researched. It takes a dry subject and makes it interesting via the actual interviews with WWII female pilots. Other reviews below seem upset by the fact that the US side does not come out as glowing as the UK where female pilots are concerned...the sad fact is that they weren't treated equally as well. In the UK they received full benefits, equal pay and respect, in the US this was not the case.
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I agree with the previous review. The historical narrative jumps around distractedly and Ms. Schrader seems to have personal bad feelings towards Jacqueline Cochrane for some reason. Even the illustrations are not new and the people in them are left unidentified. The captioning is poor. One can find the same pictures in other books complete with the identity of each person.
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Revisionist history at its worst! Very superficial treatment of the subject. Full of minor but annoying historical innaccuracies. The book is basically a rehash of three or four secondary sources. Only thing new is constant formulation of biased conclusions,the support for which are things taken out of context from other authors. The author's predisposition seems to be that all things British were good,while all things American were bad. There are excellent books that have been written on the WAFS, WASP, and the ATA, but this certainly is not one of them.
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