How I won the war for the allies : one sassy Canadian soldier's story / Doris Gregory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, Doris, 1921- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory, Doris, 1921-.

Gregory, Doris.

University of British Columbia--Students--Biography.

University of British Columbia.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian.

World War, 1939-1945.

Women soldiers--Canada--Biography.

Women soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver [British Columbia] : Ronsdale Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. Women's Studies. Still sassy, Doris Gregory takes the reader back over seventy years to when she joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps during WWII. Her memoir allows us to travel with her across the Atlantic at the height of the U-boat infestation and to take refuge in underground shelters while bombs fall on London. Unlike most memoirs of the war that focus on battles, Gregory shows the everyday mundane activities of office life, working under some less-than-brilliant supervisors. Gregory transforms what could have been a dull soldier's life into one of small adventures: cycling along traffic- free roads through southern England, the midlands and Scottish lowlands, hopping on the ferry to Ulster, slipping into neutral, forbidden Éire, and looking into the gun barrel of an angry German sentry. Although at times the war weighs heavily upon her, the author's optimism, enthusiasm and sense of humor permeate this memoir, full of laughter and surprises. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From Student to Soldier

The Atlantic Crossing

Introduction to London

Hospitality in Aberdeen and Torquay

Non-Heroes

Army Blunders and Air Raids

Civilians and the International Scene

Settling into the Wartime Routine

Highs and Lows

The Build-Up to D-Day

Summer Fun, Military Muddles, Buzz Bombs

Flying Hats and Fabulous Coffee

More Than One Kind of Wound

Winter Chills

Irish Spring

Exiting Éire

The Golden Summer

Going Home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-55380-318-3

OCLC:

890934582