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La Guerre d'Hitler et l'horrible Histoire de l'Holocauste

by Hanène Baatout Scott S. F. Meaker

Note : La guerre d'Hitler et l'horrible Histoire de l'Holocauste est un résumé. Attention: Contient un contenu très violent. Ce livre est recommandé pour l'âge 18+ L'Holocauste reste comme une référence à la destruction d'environ six millions de Juifs. La collection des undesirables a commencé en 1933 avec la construction du premier camp de concentration. Comme la puissance de Hitler s'est renforcée, il a fait en sorte que d'autres types de gens soient considérés comme inutiles et gênants. Dès qu'Hitler est arrivé au pouvoir, la destruction lente des juifs a été mis en place. En 1942, environ un million de Juifs avaient déjà été tués. L'exécution était l'une des causes de la mort. Deux millions et demi ont été gazés et un demi-million sont morts de faim. L'épidémie de typhus a fait beaucoup d'autres victimes. Après la victoire des Alliés, l'Allemagne a été dans le chaos. Ce livre est un effort qui permet d'observer le type de situation qui permettrait à un pays civilisé de laisser l'Holocauste avoir lieu.

La Place De La Concorde Suisse

by John Mcphee

John McPhee embeds himself in a "Section de Renseignements" (military intelligence) of the Swiss Army. This army is more like what we in the U.S. would call the National Guard. Every male Swiss serves in the army for 30 years, but except for an annual 3-week refresher course, lives a normal life (although subject to mobilization within 48 hours at need). McPhee's talent for interviewing his subjects, salting his narrative with history, geography, and even geology, makes this a very informative as well as entertaining book. NOTE: There are a considerable number of French (and some German) words and phrases in this book While it isn't necessary to know French to understand those words and phrases, some knowledge of French would not hurt,

La plaine Jackass (Chevaucher un cowboy #1)

by Emmanuelle Rousseau Julia Talbot

Chevaucher un cowboy, tome 1Un militaire amené à bouger et un cowboy routinier peuvent-ils trouver un moyen de s’accorder ? Tate a l’impression que la meilleure partie de sa vie est probablement derrière lui, c’est pourquoi ce cowboy de plus de trente ans fréquente les bars tous les soirs. Toutefois, quand il rencontre Dave, un jeune soldat d’une base militaire voisine, Tate pense que les choses vont s’arranger. Dave et lui ont un début difficile, pourtant Tate juge bientôt qu’ils ont assez en commun pour rendre les choses intéressantes. Dave ne se préoccupe pas vraiment de la consigne « ne demande pas, ne dis rien », alors il ne se donne pas la peine de cacher sa relation avec Tate à ses amis. Lorsqu’il se rend compte qu’il aurait dû être plus prudent, il est peut-être trop tard. Mais Dave est prêt à se battre pour Tate, même si cela implique de quitter l’armée.

La Première Guerre mondiale: l’Histoire en bref – La Grande Guerre

by Hanène Baatout Scott S. F. Meaker

La Première Guerre mondiale : l'Histoire en bref - La Grande Guerre La Première Guerre mondiale était censée être la dernière de toutes les guerres, d'où son nom de Grande Guerre. La Grande Guerre a pris un mauvais départ selon les Allemands. Le plan était de repousser la France et la Russie tout en se concentrant sur l'objectif principal, en aidant l'Autriche-Hongrie à s'entretenir avec la Serbie. Les pertes en vie humaine, pendant la Grande Guerre, était immense.

La Prima Guerra Mondiale: la storia concisa - La Grande Guerra

by Simona Leggero Scott S. F. Meaker

La Prima Guerra Mondiale doveva essere la guerra che terminava tutte le guerre, da qui il nome la Grande Guerra. La Grande Guerra ebbe un brutto inizio dalla prospettiva della Germania. Il piano era di allontanare la Francia e la Russia mentre lo scopo principale, era aiutare l'Impero austro-ungarico contro la Serbia. La perdita di vita nella Grande Guerra fu immensa.

La venedora d'ous

by Linda D Cirino

La prosa sòbria de Linda D. Cirino atorguen immediatesa i intensitat a aquesta il·luminadora obra sobre l’amor prohibit i el sacrifici suprem. Una granja al sud d'Alemanya, el 1936. Una dona, Eva, veu com la guerra esberla un estil de vida i uns valors que li semblaven immutables. Treballa a la granja. Sempre ho ha fet, no ha vist més enllà del dia a dia per sobreviure. No coneix l'amabilitat. La guerra s'enduu el marit, els fills s'allistena les joventuts hitlerianes. Però no està sola, al galliner hi ha un estudiant jueu amagat. I d'amagat, entre els esquitxos de la rutina per tirar endavant, aquell home l'estimarà. Eva, per primera vegada, alça els ulls dels solcs de la terra per veure i entendre el món. I viure. Una història agredolça i tendra on Eva obrirà de bat a bat les portes de la seva vida i posarà al descobert un ésser punyent, a qui l'amor dotarà d'integritat i de coratge. Crítiques:«La venedora d’ous és un relat tendre i alhora directe dels primers temps del nazisme.»Avui «Amb aquesta primera novel·la tan bellament escrita, Cirino ens dóna una perspectiva diferent de la vida a l’Alemanya nazi.»Library Journal«Cirino escriu amb una prosa sensual i La venedora d’ous emergeix com una vida totalment imaginada als marges de la historia.»New York Times Book Review

La vipera d'oro: Un'epica opera spaziale/d'avventura e del viaggio temporale (Il portatore di morte cremisi - Libro 2 #2)

by Sean Robins

Kanoor è caduto. Gli Xortaag sono tornati per vendicarsi. Non essendo tipi perdona e dimentica, hanno conquistato il pianeta natale di Akakie e ora hanno messo gli occhi sulla Terra. Dopo aver decodificato la tecnologia avanzata che hanno recuperato su Kanoor, ora detengono la chiave per governare l'universo per sempre. Ora tocca a Jim e ai suoi amici salvare non solo l'umanità, ma ogni specie senziente della galassia. A peggiorare le cose, una minaccia ancora più sinistra incombe nell'oscurità. All'insaputa dei nostri eroi, una flotta aliena che viaggia nel tempo è in viaggio verso il nostro istmo dei boschi galattici. Pensavi che la posta in gioco fosse alta durante la prima guerra intergalattica umani-Akakie-Xortaag? Non hai ancora visto niente! La vipera d'oro, il secondo libro della serie "il portatore di morte cremisi", vanta le stesse sequenze d'azione ad alto numero di ottani e senza sosta del primo e, combinate con i suoi momenti di risate, colpi di scena scioccanti e nuovi personaggi indimenticabili; è una lettura obbligata per tutti gli appassionati di space opera/fantascienza militare. Immergiti nella prossima serie di avventure di Jim!

Laberinto

by Eduardo Antonio Parra

«La escritura de Parra mira con hondura y belleza nuestros terrenos extremos, violenta la ceniza para que el brillo asome.» Mónica Lavín Dos náufragos, dos supervivientes con más ganas de ahogarse de verdad que de seguir respirando, se encuentran una noche en un bar. Se conocen de tiempo atrás, de cuando eran otros. Uno fue profesor de literatura y entrenador de futbol, el otro fue su alumno. Ahora, beben con la misma feroz disciplina, para apagar la memoria, pero ésta se alimenta de un dolor demasiado vivo: de una noche, hace nueve años, en la que dos bandas rivales de narcotraficantes acabaron con su pueblo. Primero llegaron mensajes a los celulares. No era la primera vez: los narcos anunciaban el toque de queda e inmediatamente después cortaban las comunicaciones. Darío alcanzó a llegar a salvo a casa de sus padres con Norma, su novia. Pero no estaba Santiago, su hermano menor. Desoyendo las súplicas de su familia, decidió salir con Norma a buscar a Santiago. Así empezó su oscura odisea, que no habría de terminar nunca, porque el viaje mismo sería la destrucción de la verde Ítaca. Esta novela es un brillante artificio literario, un laberinto de ecos y, a la vez, el implacable testimonio de la desolación que la voracidad del narcotráfico ha sembrado en el norte de nuestro país.

The Labor Story: A Popular History of American Labor 1786-1949

by Aleine Austin

From the time this country began, workingmen have fought and starved and often died to better the life of the common man. The struggles of one generation have been carried on by the next. Where one group has failed—the next group has won. Gradually improvements have been granted. Gradually democracy has been strengthened.Today we enjoy the fruits of this constant struggle for human dignity. Every American child is entitled to a free public education. Citizens need not own property to vote or run for office. Most public officials are elected directly by the people. No one can be thrown into jail because he is unable to pay a debt.Child labor is illegal. Eight hours is the standard work day. Employers must pay workers a minimum wage. Safety laws must be observed. Many workers are insured against accidents on the job. Workers out of jobs receive unemployment compensation. The aged are entitled to old-age insurance. Employers may not fire workers for union activities.These conditions did not fall into our laps automatically. They were fought for. They were fought for by generations of workers who joined together in trade unions to win a better life for themselves and their children. The story of their struggles is a dramatic one—an inspiring one. It is one that all Americans should know and take pride in. The following pages tell that story.

Labour and the Poor in England and Wales, 1849-1851: Lancashire, Cheshire & Yorkshire

by Jules Ginswick

First Published in 1983. In October 1849 a London newspaper, the Morning Chronicle, announced to its middle-class readers that it was to undertake a survey of the condition of the labouring classes in England and Wales under the general title of “Labour and the Poor”. The reports of the survey were published over a period of two years and provided the mid-nineteenth-century Englishman with the most comprehensive view of the working classes that he had ever seen. The letters to The Morning Chronicle from the manufacturing, mining and rural districts and the towns of Liverpool and Birmingham appear here for the first time in book form and have been organised in eight volumes. This is Volume I and offer insights into labour and the poor in England and Wales 1849 to 1851 in the areas of Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire.

Labour Mobility and Rural Society

by Arjan De Haan Ben Rogaly

Comprising seven edited pieces of detailed empirical work drawn from recent research, this title reveals the dynamics behind the movements of poor people in South and South East Asia and Africa.

Labour’s Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010: A Strategic Relational Analysis (Routledge Studies in Modern British History)

by James Simpkin

This book uses the Strategic-Relational Approach to explain how the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown integrated the United Kingdom into the US Ballistic Missile Defence system in order to maintain national security and to uphold the ‘Special Relationship’ while at the same time recognising that voters were in general opposed to missile defence. Labour’s Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010 examines how the Labour administration was tasked with navigating a domestic political environment in which they had to appear tough on defence in general in order to appeal to a broader range of the electorate while recognising that voters were opposed to missile defence in particular. This book seeks to answer the question of why the centre-left government of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, elected on a mandate of multilateralism in international relations and espousing an ‘ethical dimension’ to foreign policy, committed the UK to US ballistic missile defence; an internationally divisive military project associated with the US Republican Party and George W. Bush in particular. This book is essential for students and researchers interested in British military history, international relations, strategic studies, British politics, Labour politics, and political theory.

The Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours: A Memoir of the Second World War

by Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon Norman Davies

Lilka Trzcinska was fourteen years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. The daughter of an architect, Lilka was a high school student at the time. When schools were closed by the occupier, she, along with her siblings, continued their education in secret classes, and joined the Polish Home Army (the secret resistance force). Lilka and her family were arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent to the political prison Pawiak, then to Auschwitz. There, Lilka's mother died and her younger sister was sent off to another camp. The rest of the family was put to work in the camp building offices. After being transported to a number of different camps, the three sisters were reunited in 1945, and shortly thereafter liberated by the British. Lilka later went to Italy to continue her education, moving to Canada in 1948. The Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours is the memoir of a survivor. Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon narrates her adolescence and that of her sisters and brother in a way that binds poetry and history together seamlessly. It describes the strength of the family ties and solidarity that helped them emerge from their horrific ordeal with their dignity intact. As many as 150,000 Polish political prisoners were taken during the war, half of whom died in the camps. This memoir is a testament to their struggle.

Labyrinth of Worlds (Star Requiem #4)

by Adrian Cole

Humanity makes its final stand as the Star Requiem fantasy series reaches a mind-blowing conclusion. &“Adrian Cole has a magic touch&” (Roger Zelazny). The epic adventure reaches its zenith, as humankind fights for its very existence. The fearsome armies of the Csendook, sworn destroyers of the human race, have discovered their hidden sanctuary, all but guaranteeing their victory. With the final confrontation at last at hand, the renegade hero Ussemitus struggles to unite humans and the warriors of Innasmorn. But in the face of impending doom, the corrupt master of Man's last citadel seeks to harness the dark and elemental powers of the planet called Mother of Storms in his attempt to win back an empire. All realize that so much more is at stake, with the impending devastation that threatens to unravel the fabric of many worlds. "Adrian Cole has a magic touch." -- Roger Zelazny Don't miss the entire Star Requiem quartet: Mother of Storms, Thief of Dreams, Warlord of Heaven, Labyrinth of Worlds

Lacrime del Sol Levande d'oro: La prospettiva di un testimone oculare nella storia del Biafran

by Ikechukwu Joseph

Ma Emily si svegliò in una fattoria abbandonata. Sembrava più assonnata e assonnata. Non riusciva a riconoscersi. Tutto ciò che riusciva a sentire erano i canti gracchianti delle rane toro e la corrispondente risposta più leggera della loro controparte femminile. Il sandwich in mezzo c'erano i clacson di veicoli lontani. Emily si addormentò di nuovo come un sasso. Il sonno era così dolce adesso. Il sedativo non solo induceva il sonno, ma aveva un effetto calmante e lenitivo. Era già l'alba con adoratori del sole e uccelli del sole che facevano le loro cose quando la povera Emily si svegliò. Era ancora stanca e stordita. "Ehi! Ehi! C'è qualcuno?" Cercò di alzarsi ma le sue mani e le sue gambe erano legate alla sedia. In preda al terrore urlò ma nessuno riuscì a sentirla. Guardando fuori dal finestrino vide un'auto berlina rossa Sedan parcheggiata in quello che sembrava il retro dell'aia. Emily lottò per liberarsi ma era molto debole. L'effetto dei sedativi. Si guardò intorno e vide la pistola su un lato della stanza. Era passato molto tempo da quando ne aveva visto uno da quando era scappata dalla zona di guerra. La sua forte volontà combatté il panico nella sua voce.

"Ladies From Hell,"

by Robert Douglas Pinkerton

"With the London-Scottish Regiment During the First World WarThe 'Cockney Jocks' at war in Flanders and FranceThe wide distribution of Scots throughout Britain and the Empire led to the formation new 'Scottish' regiments and the London Scottish, formed in 1859 as a volunteer rifle corps and originally commanded by Lord Elcho, was a primary example. Elcho, anxious to embrace all the fighting men of Scotland into one brotherhood irrespective of their clan origins, uniquely clad the regiment in kilts of 'Hodden Grey,' a traditional hard wearing Scottish homespun cloth devoid of the tartan check and, as he perceived, being a drab colour suited for life on military campaign in the most practical way. Pinkerton, the author of this book was a soldier among the ranks of the regiment who answered the nation's call to arms during the First World War. The regiment was mobilised at the outbreak of hostilities and the 1st battalion had the distinction of being the first Territorials to go into action during operations at Messines in October 1914. Pinkerton takes his readers to war with the London Scottish on the western front where it took part in all the major offensives of the conflict. Predictably this vital account is filled with immediate first hand account action and anecdotes and is essential reading for anyone interested in the war in the trenches the kilted infantry knew."-Leonaur Print VersionAuthor -- Pinkerton, Robert Douglas.Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, The Century co., 1918.Original Page Count - 254 pages.

La ladrona de libros

by Markus Zusak

Érase una vez un mundo donde las noches eran largas y la Muerte contaba su propia historia. Érase una vez una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. En el pueblo vivía una niña que quería leer, un hombre que tocaba el acordeón y un joven judío que escribía cuentos hermosos para escapar del horror de la guerra. Al cabo de un tiempo, la niña se convirtió en una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. Y con esas palabras se escribió una historia hermosa y cruel. Una novela tremendamente humana, emocionante e inolvidable, que describe las peripecias de una niña alemana de nueve años desde que es dada en adopción por su madre hasta el final de la II Guerra Mundial. Su nueva familia, gente sencilla y nada afecta al nazismo, le enseña a leer y, a través de los libros, a distraerse durante los bombardeos y combatir la tristeza. Pero es el libro que ella misma está escribiendo el que finalmente le salvará la vida.

A Lady Becomes a Governess: A Lady Becomes A Governess One Week To Wed The Master Of Calverley Hall (The Governess Swap #1)

by Diane Gaston

A most unlikely governess……with a shocking secretPart of The Governess Swap: Lady Rebecca Pierce escapes her forced betrothal when the ship she’s on wrecks. Assuming the identity of a governess she believes has drowned, she enters the employ of brooding Lord Brookmore, who’s selflessly caring for his orphaned nieces. Inconveniently, she’s extremely attracted to the viscount, with her only chance of happiness tied to the biggest risk: revealing the truth about who she really is…The Governess Swap miniseries Book 1 — A Lady Becomes a GovernessLook out for the next book, coming soon!“A passionate and sensual Regency romance” — RT Book Reviews on A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake“A charming tale” — RT Book Reviews on Bound by Their Secret Passion

Lady Codebreaker

by K.D. Alden

Fans of Kate Quinn and Kristina McMorris will love this gripping historical novel based on the true story of the woman who used her codebreaking skills to bring down Prohibition gangsters and WWII Nazis, and who ultimately helped found the present-day CIA. Grace Smith has never been one to conform to society&’s expectations. She flees small-town Indiana to seek adventure—and finds more than she bargained for when she&’s hired by an eccentric millionaire to learn codebreaking. Soon she&’s using those skills to help head the government&’s fledgling cryptanalysis unit. During Prohibition, Grace takes up the fight against rumrunners—not to mention Al Capone himself. And as the country careens from one Great War to another, it&’s Grace who must crack the secrets of foreign governments, catch spies, and derail saboteurs . . . before it&’s too late. With wry wit and sheer grit, she forges her own path as a codebreaker, wife, mother. She&’s spent a lifetime going up against powerful men and winning. But as war rages and the stakes grow impossibly high, Grace faces a truly impossible choice: her family or her country?

Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper

by Lyudmila Pavlichenko

The memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Russian woman who was WWII&’s most accomplished sniper—and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Lyudmila Pavlichenko left her university studies, ignored the offer of a position as a nurse, and became one of Soviet Russia&’s two thousand female snipers. Less than a year later, she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. By the time she was withdrawn from active duty due to injury, she was regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort.To continue serving the war effort, Pavlichenko spoke at rallies in Canada and the United States. She toured the White House with FDR, and the folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a song, &“Miss Pavlichenko,&” about her exploits. An advocate for women&’s rights, she befriended Eleanor Roosevelt and toured England to raise money for the Red Army. Never returning to combat, Pavlichenko trained other snipers. After the war, she finished her education at Kiev University and began a career as a historian. Today, she remains a revered hero in Russia, where the 2015 film, Battle for Sevastopol, was made about her life.

Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper

by Lyudmila Mykhailvna Pavlichenko

Lyudmila Pavlichenko was one of the most successful – and feared – female snipers of all time. When Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 she left her university studies to join the Red Army. Ignoring offers of positions as a nurse she became part of Soviet Russia’s elite group of female snipers. Within a year she had 309 confirmed kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. Renowned as the scourge of German soldiers, she was regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort and, in 1942, on Stalin’s personal orders, she travelled as part of a Soviet delegation to the West, fundraising in Canada, Great Britain and the USA. Dubbed ‘Lady Death’, she spoke out about gender equality in the Red Army and made the case for the USA to continue the fight against the Nazis in Europe. The folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a song about her exploits – ‘Miss Pavlichenko’ – and she visited the White House, where she formed an unlikely but long-lasting friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt. In November 1942 she visited Coventry and accepted donations of £4,516 from Coventry workers to pay for three X-ray units for the Red Army. She also visited a Birmingham factory as part of her fundraising tour.

A Lady for Lord Randall (Brides of Waterloo #1)

by Sarah Mallory

In a time of war... Mary Endacott has no intention of ever surrendering to a man, especially when she meets stubborn yet infuriatingly handsome Lord Randall! But with a major battle fast approaching, normal rules dissolve, and Mary gives herself to him. ...can true love survive? Justin is renowned for his authority on the battlefield, but Mary is a challenge of a whole new kind! He's determined to seize every moment of happiness while he can, but when the fighting commences, will the promise of Mary's kiss be enough to keep him safe?

Lady from Savannah: The Life Of Juliette Low

by Gladys Denny Shultz Daisy Gordon Lawrence

This autobiography tells the story of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement. But this is much more than the story of one woman and the organization she started: it is first of all a chronicle of two great American families--the Kinzies, who were founders of Chicago, and the Gordons, whose name is magic to this day in Savannah, Georgia--that in 1860 produced the gallant, willful, exasperating, generous, and wholly lovable Juliette (known as Daisy) Gordon. The narrative of Daisy's marriage to Willy Low also offers insider's view of Edwardian high society in England. The Girl Scouts are most particularly proud that this woman from a background of wealth and privilege was able to envision a youth movement "for the girls of all America," which serves a membership of ever-increasing diversity as the diversity of our country grows.

Lady in Law: A Biography of Mabeth Hurd, Sketching Seventy-Five Picturesque and Dramatic Years As Seen Through Her Eyes

by Darragh Aldrich

1950 biography by American author Darragh Aldrich on Mabeth Hurd (1869-1961), a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923-1945 and one Minnesota’s first four woman legislators.Mabeth Hurd was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1869. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, followed by the Massachusetts Art School in Boston, and studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. When she returned to the United States in 1891, she moved to Minneapolis and accepted a job teaching art in the Minneapolis public schools. In 1895 she married James Paige, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota, who encouraged Mabeth to obtain a law degree.In 1914 Hurd was asked to become president of the Women’s Christian Association in Minneapolis and founded the Minneapolis chapter of the Urban League, where she was a board member for 25 years. In 1922 Hurd filed for the office of Representative of the 30th Legislative District of the State of Minnesota, and that November she was elected as one Minnesota’s first four woman legislators, alongside Hannah Kempfer, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, and Myrtle Cain.As the chair of the public welfare and social legislation committee, she introduced bills that outlawed “loan sharks” charging high interest rates that she believed helped keep people in poverty. She also passed bills that shortened the work week for girls and women who worked 10-13 hours each day seven days a week.In 1949, at the state centennial banquet commemorating Minnesota’s admission as a state, the Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce named Mabeth Hurd as one of eight women among the Hundred Living Great Minnesotans.

Lady in the Navy

by Joy Bright Hancock

When legislation was passed in 1948 giving women permanent status in the regular and reserve Navy, it was largely due to the efforts of Joy Bright Hancock, the author of this revealing memoir. Her prominent role was acknowledged at the time by the secretary of the navy who credited her ideals, energy, and enthusiasm as the moving force behind the historic integration of women into the U.S. Navy, including the 1942 establishment of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). This personal account of those formative years has long been considered the best study available. Originally published in 1972 and out of print for nearly twenty-five years, it is now being reissued in paperback to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the WAVES.Hancock's own work as a Yeoman in World War I offered the armed services a lesson in the benefits of having women in uniform. Her descriptions are eye opening of those early days and her later efforts, when finally in a position of authority, to argue the case for women. With a wealth of documentation and numerous photographs, she chronicles not only her career but also the evolution of Navy women, offering colorful details of the legislative battles to get women admitted into the regular Navy. She reminds us that although it was not until 1967 that the last restriction of rank was removed, WAVES always served with equal pay for equal work. This new edition of her book will introduce generations of Americans to the problems of establishing a place for women in the Navy and details of Hancock's dogged pursuit of fair treatment for women in the armed services.

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