Britannia’s Daughters: The Story of the WRNS -::- Ursula Stuart Mason lands on the shelves of my shop.
London: Leo Cooper, 1993, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains: Black & white photographs; Appendices [6];
From the cover: The Womens Royal Naval Service was formed in 1917 when the call was for volunteers to release a man for sea service. At the peak there were over 5,000 women serving in Britain and overseas, but efforts to maintain the service in peace time were unsuccessful, and it was to be 1939, when the Second World War threatened, before the Wrens were reformed. Theirs was a different and altogether more demanding role which …
Introduction by: HRH The Princess Royal
Very Good in Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper which is sunned at the spine. Price Clipped. Edges of the text block lightly spotted.
Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 184 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
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