Janie Hampton
Auteur de How the Girl Guides Won the War
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Janie Hampton
Joyce and Ginnie: The Letters of Joyce Grenfell and Virginia Graham (1997) — Directeur de publication — 31 exemplaires
Healthy Mothers, Happy Babies: Pregnancy and Birth in the Tropics and Subtropics (1991) 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1952-03-14
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Shropshire, England, UK
Zimbabwe - Relations
- Anderson, Verily (mother)
Anderson, Rachel (sister)
Bradby, Hannah (niece)
Hampton, Charles (husband)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Women in War (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Membres
- 224
- Popularité
- #100,172
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 37
Still, I had no idea how essential guides were in the UK and how much good they did during the war. Worth a read if only to understand the lasting value of the guiding movement.
Note: the girls seemed to be much more respected than the scouts…
Merged review:
Fascinating story of the start of the girl guides and all they did to aid the war effort. The first half of the book was riveting. It suffered in the later chapters by slipping into scattered anecdotes that skipped around in time, making it difficult to follow developments.
Still, I had no idea how essential guides were in the UK and how much good they did during the war. Worth a read if only to understand the lasting value of the guiding movement.
Note: the girls seemed to be much more respected than the scouts…… (plus d'informations)