An officer and a lady : the World War II letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps /
"Bandel was one of the Corps' most influential senior officers. Her letters are rich with detail about the WAC's contribution to the war effort and the inner workings of the first large, non-nurse contingent of American military women. In addition, her letters offer a revealing look a...
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| Language: | English |
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Hanover : Arlington, Va :
University Press of New England ; in association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation,
[2004]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Book review (H-Net) |
| Summary: | "Bandel was one of the Corps' most influential senior officers. Her letters are rich with detail about the WAC's contribution to the war effort and the inner workings of the first large, non-nurse contingent of American military women. In addition, her letters offer a revealing look at the wartime emergence of professional women. Perhaps for the first time, women oversaw and directed hundreds of thousands of personnel, acquired professional and personal experiences, and built networks that would guide and influence them well beyond their war years. Betty Bandel's story is not only an intimate account of one woman's military experience during World War II but part of the larger story of women's history and progress."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1584653779 9781584653776 |