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Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE

paperback – July 28, 2006
by Helen Gilbert
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ISBN-13: 9780962650604 ISBN-10: 0962650609
Publisher
Brand: Pedestrian Press
Binding
paperback
Published
July 28, 2006
Weight
0.6 lbs
Dimensions
20.30×1.30×14.00 cm

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Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE by Helen Gilbert. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780962650604.

A lively and compelling autobiography of one of the first enlisted Navy WAVES in WWII. From joining the Navy to joining the mile-high club, Helen Gilberts life was interrupted and forever changed by Pearl Harbor, and she describes in very straightforward terms how it was to enter a traditionally male world. After serving her country, she struggled to find work and gain acceptance as an emancipated woman in a rapidly-changing world - weathering discrimination, marriage, child-rearing, tragedy, infidelity, alcoholism and recovery. Whether recalling the Depression, WWII, or sharing her thoughts on the aftermath of Sept. 11th and the war in Iraq, Helen pulls no punches. A book chock-full of eyebrow-raising anecdotes and life-affirming stories.