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"Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE | 
 enlarge | Author: Helen Gilbert
Creator: 63 Photographs
Publisher: Pedestrian Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 704015
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 157
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0962650609
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780962650604
ASIN: 0962650609
Publication Date: July 28, 2006
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A lively and compelling autobiography of one of the first enlisted Navy WAVES in WWII. From joining the Navy to joining the mile-high club, Helen Gilbert's life was interrupted and forever changed by Pearl Harbor, and she describes in very straightforward terms how it was to enter a traditionally male world. After serving her country, she struggled to find work and gain acceptance as an emancipated woman in a rapidly-changing world - weathering discrimination, marriage, child-rearing, tragedy, infidelity, alcoholism and recovery. Whether recalling the Depression, WWII, or sharing her thoughts on the aftermath of Sept. 11th and the war in Iraq, Helen pulls no punches. A book chock-full of eyebrow-raising anecdotes and life-affirming stories.
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A One-of-a-kind Memoir - Great stuff! July 8, 2007
Timothy J. Bazzett (Reed City, MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't think there have been many, if any, WWII memoirs written from an enlisted woman's point of view. This one is superb! Gilbert tells of her naval training at University of Wisconsin, Madison, to become a radio operator, and talks about studying Morse code, and her subsequent adventures during postings to Corpus Christi and Pensacola. I was a Morse op for the army during the Cold War, and wrote about it in my own memoir, "Soldier Boy", so I could easily relate. Helen Gilbert, the writer, is a natural if there ever was one. This eighty-something year-old great-grandmother will certainly make you laugh, and you'll also ache for her, as she ably describes first what it was like being a woman in uniform during the war, and then the problems she faced as a wife, mother and a flawed human being in her life after the war. "Okay, Girls ..." is a welcome and necessary addition to the canon of WWII literature. Good job, Helen. Thank you for sharing your story.
sassy gal doesn't pull punches April 24, 2007
inky inkspot (Washington, DC United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ever wonder what every day life during World War II was like from an every day woman's perspective? Helen Gilberts' earthy vignettes from her life (growing up in Philadelphia to becoming a Navy WAVE and her life after) quickly sketch out her tale with sure gestures. Her frank remembrances are told in a conversational tone - you can almost hear her hearty laughter as she sits back and unfurls her memories... rough nuggets, polished and presented with a salty vigor.
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