Josette Dermody Wingo
Autor de Mother Was a Gunner's Mate: World War II in the Waves (Bluejacket Books)
Obras de Josette Dermody Wingo
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 25
- Popularidad
- #508,561
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 2
As you can probably deduce from the title, this is autobiography of a WAVE, detailing her stateside service in the Navy during WWII.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. Well written, it held my interest and I found it hard to put down. Ms. Dermody discusses her time in the service, providing interesting tid-bits from the perspective of woman in what was a strongly man's service at the time. She seemed to maintain a lively attitude about the issues facing her as a female, without dwelling on the problems or painting with a broad brush.
She spent her active service in San Francisco, training sailor to shoot the 20mm Oerlikon. There is only so much she could say about the day-in day-out drudgery of that task, but she manages to give the reader a good feel about it. She talks about her off-duty activities and describes her associates well, such that the reader can feel they know them well.
9/10, a good addition to my bookshelf.… (más)