by Eric Taylor · Grafton Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780586207703
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«Women Who Went to War» is the historical essay by Eric Taylor, published by Grafton Books in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Eric Taylor documents the participation of British women in World War II: D-Day landings, piloting four-engine bombers, missions behind enemy lines and captivity in prisoner-of-war camps, always under the suspicion of the armed forces themselves. Drawing on direct testimonies and interviews, he reconstructs their heroism and the autonomy they gained during the conflict.
The book covers the period 1938-1946 and was published in 1989 with a foreword by Air Commodore Dame Felicity Hill.
Of interest to readers of British military history and the role of women in World War II.
Eric Taylor was an American screenwriter with over fifty titles to his credit. He began writing crime fiction for the pulps before working in Hollywood. He contributed scripts to The Crime Club, Crime Doctor, Dick Tracy, Ellery Queen, and The Whistler series, as well as six Universal monster movies.
