How the Girl Guides Won the War - Hardcover

Hampton, Janie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007356315 ISBN 13: 9780007356317

Publisher: HarperPress, 2010

Synopsis

A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world -- the Girl Guides -- and how they helped win the war.

About this title

Review:

"a fascinating oral history...As the government gropes for some substance to add to its vague talk of the Big Society it could do worse than to look at this prelapsarian tale of duty, teamwork and cheerfulness." --Daisy Goodwin in the Sunday Times

`absorbing and unexpected story...the book is packed with heart-breaking stories of the girls' courage in extreme situations...the descriptions linger long in the mind.' `Hampton never lets us forget that these courageous girls were only children and in so doing, delivers another story: that of the optimism and buoyancy of youth. In the face of sometimes intolerable conditions, songs, laughter and little routines edged out the harsh realities of war. This is a sobering and inspirational book.' --Juliet Nicolson, Mail on Sunday

'Remarkable for casting a glorious light on the oddest corners.' Telegraph Books of the Year --Juliet Gardiner

About the Author:

Janie Hampton is the author of fifteen books including biography, fiction and text books. She has been a journalist in Africa, a producer at the BBC World Service and has written articles for the Sunday Times, The Times, the Independent, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman. She has worked in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda, living in rural communities, travelling by canoe, bus, river-boat and train.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPress
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007356315
• ISBN 13: 9780007356317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310