Wives and sweethearts
Subtitle: love letters sent during wartime
By: Alastair Massie and Frances Parton
Contributors: Parton, Frances
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781471102646; 9781471125997
Subjects: Correspondence; World War, 1914-1918; Literature; War and literature; Soldat; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Liebesbrief; Love-letters; Literature and the war
Description: "For loved ones parted by war, writing has always been of crucial importance in maintaining contact. Even when it was difficult to send a letter, or not easy to explain feelings when one could, soldiers - be they generals, young officers or privates - have persevered. Now, in celebration of love on the frontline during the First and Second World Wars, the archives of the National Army Museum, replete with letters, diaries and photographs, are thrown open to reveal fascinating stories of soldiers, their wives and sweethearts. Love found, love lost and love enduring, all have their place"--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Part one: The First World War, 1914-1918 (Edward and Ethie de Salis ; Frank and Emily Ryan ; Andrew and Deeney Thorne ; Arthur and Florence Harrington ; Reginald and Eleanore Stephens ; Eleanore Stephens and the wives of 2nd Rifle Brigade ; James and Nan Walmsley ; Charles and Kathleen Melliss ; Arthur and Euphemia Money ; Richard and Ethelle Yeoman ; Sidney Edwards and Kiddie Goodall ; Peter Robinson and Dorrie Harris ; Lee Ellis and Peggy ; Holland and Ada Chrismas ; Arthur and May Neilson ; Teddy and Molly Murphy ; William and Edith Harper ; Freddie and May Utton ; William and Nellie Adams ; Harold and Jessie Robinson ; Alan McPeake and Eileen Linn ; Edward Prince of Wales and Mrs Freda Dudley Ward ; Reg Bailey and Hilda Gower); title: Part two: The Second World War, 1939-1945 (Home from Dunkirk ; Reggie & Myrtle Savory ; Len and Susan Fletcher ; Harold and Margaret Newman ; Ted and Helen Senior ; Richard and Joan Pointer ; John and Catherine Barr ; Anthony Ryshworth-Hill and Valerie Erskine Howe ; The Americans in Britain: Heather Taylor ; Anthony Upfill-Brown ; Cecil May ; John Rhodes and Joan Pendlebury ; Nigel Gunnis ; Alan and Joy Glendinning).