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A Forgotten Army

The Female Munitions Workers of South Wales, 1939-1945

Author(s) Mari A. Williams

Hardback - £48.00

Language: English

Genre(s): Gender Studies, History, Wales Studies

Series: Studies in Welsh History

February 2002 · 392 pages ·216x138mm

· Hardback - 9780708317266

About the Book
About the Author(s)

"A Forgotten Army" reconstructs the experiences of Welsh women who undertook essential munitions work during World War II. The events of wartime are placed against the background of the wider Welsh social, economic and cultural context.

Author(s): Mari A. Williams

Mari A. Williams was formerly a Research Fellow and Project Leader at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth. She currently works as a translator for Conwy County Borough Council, is the author of The Welsh Language in 1891 (1999, with Gwenfair Parry) and co-editor (with Geraint Jenkins) of 'Let's Do Our Best For The Ancient Tongue': The Welsh Language in the Twentieth Century (2000).