Women on the British Front Line

Warfare

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4.5 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Whilst battles were fought across the globe, in Britain, the anti aircraft gun sites acted as the British frontline. From 1941, they were also the first operational war zone women were allowed to work on. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the National Service Act, James Rogers is joined by Tessa Dunlop, author of 'Army Girls', an intimate look at the lives of the final few women who served in World War Two, and the first women called up to serve both king and country.

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0:00.0	Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,
0:06.0	three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent,
0:10.7	Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:13.1	All right.
0:14.0	Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:16.8	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:19.4	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.6	All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.
0:25.5	Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.
0:28.0	P and O'Ferees, there is another way.
0:32.4	Hello, everyone welcome back to the history hit warfare
0:34.4	podcast I'm your host James Rogers and I'm currently away with history hit
0:38.8	filming across Belgium France Germany and the Netherlands for a brand new documentary called Traces of War,
0:47.0	where we find some of the unexpected parts of the Second World War that you can still find today.
0:53.8	It's exciting, I can't wait for you all to see it.
0:57.4	And we're keeping with the Second World War theme
0:59.4	in this episode because we have the brilliant Tessa Dunlop back on.
1:03.0	Now a few months ago she was talking to us about the Bletchley girls,
1:06.8	but now she has a brand new book out.
1:09.1	It's called Army Girls.
1:10.5	And it's about the secrets and the stories of military service from the final few
1:15.4	women who fought in the Second World War. As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of
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