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The WAAF Beryl Escott

The WAAF By Beryl Escott

The WAAF by Beryl Escott


€7.39
Condition - Very Good
7 in stock

Summary

This history tells the story of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) at work and play. They were no decorative adjunct to the RAF, but an integral working force that eventually saved the RAF 150,000 men, whose places they admirably filled. This book provides a bird's-eye view of their many roles.

The WAAF Summary

The WAAF: A History of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in the Second World War by Beryl Escott

The story of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force is a journey of exploration. This intriguing history tells the story of the wartime WAAF at work and play. They were no decorative adjunct to the RAF, but an integral working force that eventually saved the RAF 150,000 men, whose places they filled admirably. Debarred from flying, they nevertheless could be found in posts ranging from cooks to aircraft fitters. They were radar operators, plotters in busy operations rooms, nurses in air evacuation. In secrecy they worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park, in the Y Listening Service, as code and cypher officers in Churchill's War Cabinet, as air interpreters, and as SOE agents in occupied France. Many others were posted abroad to work. This book provides a fascinating bird's-eye view of their many roles.

About Beryl Escott

Squadron Leader Beryl E Escott joined the RAF in 1961 and in her spare time edited magazines and wrote books for the service. On leaving the RAF in 1986, she started work on her first book in civil life, 'Women in Air Force Blue' a history of the servied. Widely recognised, as the leading WAAF historian.

Table of Contents

Before the Second World War The early years Trades Everyday life Bravery awards The WAAF abroad The war ends Conclusion Further reading Places to visit

Additional information

GOR001431696
9780747805724
0747805725
The WAAF: A History of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in the Second World War by Beryl Escott
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20030915
40
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