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02120aim a2200349 i 4500 001 831AADCCE35A11EEADAC431435ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240316010038 007 d 008 231005s2023|||||||||n||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 9798212693417 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Andrews, Lena S, $e author. 245 1 $a Valiant women $h [cd audiobook] / $c Lena S. Andrews. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a United States : $b Harpercollins Publishers, $c 2023. 300 $a 8 audio discs (9 hrs.) : $b digital ; $c 4 3/4 in. 511 $a Read by Courtney Patterson. 520 $a This "is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time. They were pilots, codebreakers, ordnance experts, gunnery instructors, metalsmiths, chemists, translators, pararachute riggers, truck drivers, radarmen, pigeon trainers, and much more. ... Yet, until now, their stories have been relegated to the dusty shelves of military archives or a passing mention in the local paper. Often the women themselves kept their stories private, even from their own families. Now, military analyst Lena Andrews corrects the record with [an] ... historical account of American servicewomen during World War II, based on new archival research, firsthand interviews with surviving veterans, and a deep professional understanding of military history and strategy"-- $c Publisher. 541 $d 20231211. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Women $z United States. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Female. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z United States. 651 7 $a United States $x History $x Women $x History $y 20th century. 655 7 $a Audiobooks. 700 $a Patterson, Courtney, $e narrator. 941 $a 3 945 $a cda 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611023949.0 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20240423011259.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20240316010051.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=831AADCCE35A11EEADAC431435ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search