| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Arrowsmith, Robyn, author.; |
| Call Number | 306.8450973 A779a |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | 2013. |
| Pagination | xv, 364 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Publisher | Robyn Arrowsmith, |
| Note | Includes bibliographical references and index. Dr Robyn Arrowsmith is author and publisher of All The Way To The USA: Australian WWII War Brides, which is based on ten years research for her PhD at Macquarie University. Robyn has travelled to America a number of times to meet with some of the remarkable Australian women who fell in love with US servicemen during the urgency and social chaos of WWII. The book chronicles the true and poignant stories of Australian brides and fiancees who embarked on a long journey, leaving family, friends and all things familiar, to follow their hearts to America. Set in an historical context, the War Brides tell their stories for the first time in over six decades. The book highlights the way these women first met their future husbands, their wartime courtships, their weddings, the long wait to sail to America and the sea voyage itself, as well as their reception in a new country. These women bravely displayed commitment, resourcefulness and determination, as they dealt with red tape, chronic homesickness and grief for the families they left behind, while adjusting to different aspects of cultural change and settling in to a new life of wife and mother. There were 15,000 Australian WWII War Brides of American servicemen, but no in depth study has been made until now, a nd their stories have remained untold. After 60 years, these women have been officially recognised in Washington DC as great ambassadors for good relations between the two countries. These human stories, told in the words of the war brides, add a new dime nsion to women's history in both Australia and America. |
| Place made | [Mittagong, NSW] : |
All the way to the USA : Australian WWII war brides / Robyn Arrowsmith. All the way to the United States of America
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| Barcode | Call Suffix | Volume | Part | Year | Location | Status |
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| AWM089387 | 306.8450973 A779a | Stacks | On Shelf |
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Subjects
- Women immigrants - United States.
- Wives - United States - History.
- War brides - Australia - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century..
- War brides - United States.
- Australia - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century.ns - United States.
- Immigrants - United States.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Women - Australia - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century..
- World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - Australia - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century..
- Intercountry marriage - United States.
- Australia - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century.
- United States - Emigration and immigration - History - 20th century.