The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line : Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eder, Mari K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Office of Strategic Services--Officials and employees--Biography.

United States.

Heroes--Biography.

Heroes.

World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.

World War, 1939-1945 ǂx Women ǂv Biography.

United States--Armed Forces--Women--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Girls Who Stepped Out of Line

Place of Publication:

2021.

Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2021.

Summary:

"The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told-and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come"-- ǂc Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Wonder Woman

Chapter 2: What the Next Day Brings

Chapter 3: The Life of a Warrior

Chapter 4: A Good Influence

Chapter 5: The Limping Lady

Chapter 6: Falling Angels

Chapter 7: Inside of Time

Chapter 8: The Torchbearer of Freedom

Chapter 9: Love Conquers All

Chapter 10: We Followed Our Stars

Chapter 11: Power Maps

Chapter 12: Code Secrets

Chapter 13: Wind and Sand

Chapter 14: The Golden Hour

Chapter 15: High Morale

Chapter 16: Return to Normal

Chapter 17: No More Firsts

Chapter 18: It Starts Today

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography and References

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781728230931

1728230934

9781728230948

1728230942

OCLC:

1232010882