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Author:

Friedman, Barbara G., 1963-

Title:

From the battlefront to the bridal suite : media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 / Barbara G. Friedman.

Publisher:

University of Missouri Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

x, 154 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

War brides--Press coverage--United States.
War brides--Press coverage--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Press coverage.--Press coverage.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-146) and index.

Contents:

The British war brides -- Morality, marriage, and British hospitality -- Can she be trusted? The war bride in armed services publications -- In newspapers, waiting wives and pioneers -- In magazines, "American husbands are A1" -- Wedding bells in a war circle.

Summary:

"Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0826217184 (alk. paper)
9780826217189 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006037070

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

E7OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)