GI brides : the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love /

GI brides : the wartime girls who crossed the Atlantic for love /

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Author / Creator:	Barrett, Duncan.
Edition:	First U.S. Edition.
Imprint:	London : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2013. ©2014
Description:	361 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain. War brides -- Great Britain -- Biography. Women immigrants -- United States -- Biography. British Americans -- Biography. British Americans. War brides. Women. Women immigrants. Great Britain. United States. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10090569

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Other authors / contributors:	Calvi, Nuala.
ISBN:	9780062328052 0062328050 (paperback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywood glamor. Others, like Rae, who distrusted the Yanks, were eventually won over by their easy charm. So when VE Day finally came, for the 70,000 women who'd become GI brides, it was tinged with sadness--it meant leaving their homeland behind to follow their husbands across the Atlantic. And the long voyage was just the beginning of an even bigger journey. Adapting to a new culture thousands of miles from home, often with a man they barely knew, was difficult-but these women survived the Blitz and could cope with anything. GI BRIDES shares the sweeping, compelling, and moving true stories of four women who gave up everything and crossed an ocean for love"--

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Call Number:	D810.W7B347 2013
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