Spitfire Girls - Carol Gould torrent

Category: Adults, Historical Fiction, Military
Language: EnglishKeywords: flying Women In War World War II
Written by Carol Gould
Read by Anne Dover
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
Publisher: Oxford : Isis, 2009.
Total Runtime. 19 Hours
A fictionalized saga of the 180 women who flew against all odds in World War II. The female pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary are caught up in Nazi terror, American racial tension, and the forbidden romances of wartime.
Top-class pilots were crucial to the survival of Great Britain during the dark days of the Blitz, and playing a vital role in fending off the German attack were the women’s section of the Air Transport Auxiliary, a close and dedicated circle of female pilots. In the midst of events that would shape history, these women risked their lives to ferry aircraft day and night from factory to the arena of war, and lasting friendships were born.
Together, Edith Allam and her fellow pilots faced Nazi terror, class prejudice, and the forbidden romances of wartime – yet their remarkable strength carried them through.
They were discriminated against because the male hierarchy didn’t believe just how good they were at flying planes even though some had been stunt pilots in their previous careers. But despite this they flew what they were given and delivered it - they ferried over 57,000 Spitfires; 29,000 Hurricanes; 26,000 Wellingtons; and 10,000 Lancasters amongst many more - some 300,000 airplanes in total.
But once the war was over they could no longer fly - for the Armed Forces - it was men’s work after all!
This book really tells us a story of true courage and indomitable will amon a number a women who are largely forgotten and tells it well. Whilst being fiction it is based on fact and thus is really history in a very enjoyable form.
There are several other books with a similar title. One is a biography.
FYI – many readers found the book boring or overdone on sentiment.
Publisher: Oxford : Isis, 2009.
Total Runtime. 19 Hours

A fictionalized saga of the 180 women who flew against all odds in World War II. The female pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary are caught up in Nazi terror, American racial tension, and the forbidden romances of wartime.

Top-class pilots were crucial to the survival of Great Britain during the dark days of the Blitz, and playing a vital role in fending off the German attack were the women’s section of the Air Transport Auxiliary, a close and dedicated circle of female pilots. In the midst of events that would shape history, these women risked their lives to ferry aircraft day and night from factory to the arena of war, and lasting friendships were born.

Together, Edith Allam and her fellow pilots faced Nazi terror, class prejudice, and the forbidden romances of wartime – yet their remarkable strength carried them through.

They were discriminated against because the male hierarchy didn’t believe just how good they were at flying planes even though some had been stunt pilots in their previous careers. But despite this they flew what they were given and delivered it - they ferried over 57,000 Spitfires; 29,000 Hurricanes; 26,000 Wellingtons; and 10,000 Lancasters amongst many more - some 300,000 airplanes in total.

But once the war was over they could no longer fly - for the Armed Forces - it was men’s work after all!

This book really tells us a story of true courage and indomitable will amon a number a women who are largely forgotten and tells it well. Whilst being fiction it is based on fact and thus is really history in a very enjoyable form.

There are several other books with a similar title. One is a biography.

FYI – many readers found the book boring or overdone on sentiment.