From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the purpose of freeing up a man to go to sea by giving his job to a trained female worker. Disbanded in 1919, the Wrens were reinstated on the outbreak of the Second World War. This book focuses on the work and experiences of Wrens during the two world wars, introducing the kinds of jobs they performed and the places where they served. It contains poignant accounts from the women themselves, along with contemporary images of the Wrens in action and modern photographs of their uniforms, badges and insignia.
| ISBN: | 9781784420390 |
| Publication date: | 20th April 2017 |
| Author: | Neil R Storey |
| Publisher: | Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 63 pages |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Genres: |
First World War Second World War Gender studies: women and girls Naval forces and warfare Modern warfare |
From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the purpose of freeing up a man to go to sea by giving his job to a trained female worker. Disbanded in 1919, the Wrens were reinstated on the outbreak of the Second World War. This book focuses on the work and experiences of Wrens during the two world wars, introducing the kinds of jobs they performed and the places where they served. It contains poignant accounts from the women themselves, along with contemporary images of the Wrens in action and modern photographs of their uniforms, badges and insignia.
WRNS features in the following genres: First World War, Second World War, Gender studies: women and girls, Naval forces and warfare, Modern warfare
WRNS is available in Paperback
WRNS was written by Neil R Storey and published by Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
WRNS has 63 pages
Yes it is part of Shire Library series
£8.09