{"product_id":"womens-lives-and-clothes-in-lucy-adlington-9781526712349","title":"Women's Lives and Clothes in Ww2: Ready for Action","description":"What would you wear to war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow would you dress for a winter mission in the open cockpit of a Russian bomber plane? At a fashion show in Occupied Paris? Singing in Harlem, or on fire watch in Tokyo?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Lives and Clothes in WW2: Ready for Action\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique, illustrated insight into the experiences of women worldwide during World War Two and its aftermath. The history of ten tumultuous years is reflected in clothes, fashion, accessories and uniforms. As housewives, fighters, fashion designers or spies, women dressed the part when they took up their wartime roles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttractive to a general reader as well as interesting to a specialist, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Lives and Clothes in WW2: Ready for Action \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the experiences of British women, then expands to encompass every continent affected by war. Woven through all cultures and countries are common threads of service, survival, resistance and emotion. Historian Lucy Adlington draws on interviews with wartime women, as well as her own archives and costume collection. Well-known names and famous exploits are featured...and many never before told stories of quiet heroism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll indulge in luxury fashion, bridal ensembles and enticing lingerie, as well as thrifty make-do-and-mend. You'll learn which essential garments to wear when enduring a bomb raid...and how a few scraps of clothing will keep you feeling human in a concentration camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Lives and Clothes in WW2: Ready for Action\u003c\/i\u003e is richly illustrated throughout, with many previously unpublished photographs, 1940s costumes and fabulous fashion images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory has never been better dressed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Adlington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526712342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526712349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Lucy Adlington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44761348079871,"sku":"9781526712349","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_801e056c-57ba-420b-9382-e85b6b7febde.jpg?v=1706681073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/womens-lives-and-clothes-in-lucy-adlington-9781526712349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}