Janie Hampton
Autor(a) de How the Girl Guides Won the War
About the Author
Obras por Janie Hampton
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1952-03-14
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Shropshire, England, UK
Zimbabwe - Relações
- Anderson, Verily (mother)
Anderson, Rachel (sister)
Bradby, Hannah (niece)
Hampton, Charles (husband)
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Women in War (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 15
- Membros
- 224
- Popularidade
- #100,172
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 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…… (mais)