Yes, Ma'am! The Personal Papers of a WAAC Private
by Auxiliary Elizabeth R. Pollock, Author; Ruth Duhme, Editor
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott and Company, 1943 J.B. Lippincott and Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1943. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name on the FFFP with a '44'. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; slight shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Fair; NOT Price Clipped ($1.75); missing pieces at head, tail, tips, and top of front panel; rubbing and wear to panels. Khaki tweed cloth boards and spine with green lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not spit. 172 pp 12mo. This is the inside story of our ladies in khaki as revealed in the letters of one of the first volunteers to arrive at Fort Des Moines to begin training in the WAAC (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) in July of 1942 as an administrative specialist. The author tells of the sense of comradeship between WAACs and service men as they work toward a common goal. This book will tell of sergeants, shots, drilling, KP duty, inspections, nights off, and home thoughts. This is the story of the first women's army in history. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016982
- Title
- Yes, Ma'am! The Personal Papers of a WAAC Private
- Author
- Auxiliary Elizabeth R. Pollock, Author; Ruth Duhme, Editor
- Illustrator
- Page Cary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott and Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- WAAC, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, Administrative specialist, World War II, basic training, Fort Des Moines, clerks, typists, drivers, cooks, unit cadre, women in the military, administration, Pallas Athene,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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