Doughnut Dollies: American Red Cross girls during World War II Contributor(s): Airy, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865341044 ISBN-13: 9780865341043 Publisher: Sunstone Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2016 Annotation: A story of two Red Cross directors, and their accomplishments, frustrations, romances, and the tragedies they witnessed and experienced. Bibliography. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 95007145 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.54" W x 8.53" L (0.47 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: American service men in England during World War II called American Red Cross girls "Doughnut Dollies." It was a warm and affectionate term designed to show the soldiers' appreciation for the morale-building efforts of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross girls operated "clubmobiles" which were driven to air bases where the girls served fresh doughnuts, hot coffee, and broadcast Big Band music over loud-speakers to welcome airmen as they returned from missions overseas. Red Cross girls also helped establish and operate recreation clubs wherever American service men were stationed. In London, fourteen American Red Cross clubs furnished entertainment, meals, snacks and maintained dormitories for soldiers on leave. This novel is the story of two Red Cross Aero Club directors stationed on air fields where they were instructed to establish recreation clubs. It is a story of their accomplishments, frustrations, romances, and the tragedies they witnessed and experienced. |
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