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    Feb 08, 2022 3 minutes

    ARMY GIRLS

    THE SECRETS AND STORIES OF MILITARY SERVICE FROM THE FINAL FEW WOMEN WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II

    WW2

    Tessa Dunlop

    Headline, 368 pages, £20

    Many women were in their element during the Second World War, enjoying opportunities that they would never have encountered in peacetime. Tessa Dunlop has done a splendid job of bringing their recollections to life. She interviewed 17 of the surviving female veterans about joining up and helping the Allied cause. Many found the

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    Dating Twentieth Century Photographs Robert Pols Federation of Family History Societies, 2005 Pols’ book can help you identify the relations who are depicted in family photos. Tracing Your Twentieth Century Ancestors Karen Bali Pen & Sword, 2016 Bali

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