Janie Hampton
Autore di How the Girl Guides Won the War
Sull'Autore
Opere di Janie Hampton
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1952-03-14
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Shropshire, England, UK
Zimbabwe - Relazioni
- Anderson, Verily (mother)
Anderson, Rachel (sister)
Bradby, Hannah (niece)
Hampton, Charles (husband)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Women in War (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 15
- Utenti
- 224
- Popolarità
- #100,172
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 37
Still, I had no idea how essential guides were in the UK and how much good they did during the war. Worth a read if only to understand the lasting value of the guiding movement.
Note: the girls seemed to be much more respected than the scouts…
Merged review:
Fascinating story of the start of the girl guides and all they did to aid the war effort. The first half of the book was riveting. It suffered in the later chapters by slipping into scattered anecdotes that skipped around in time, making it difficult to follow developments.
Still, I had no idea how essential guides were in the UK and how much good they did during the war. Worth a read if only to understand the lasting value of the guiding movement.
Note: the girls seemed to be much more respected than the scouts…… (altro)