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Women and the French Army during the World Wars, 1914-1940 /Andrew Orr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Bloomington, Indiana] : Indiana University Press, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 192 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780253026781
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • UB419 .W664 2017
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Contents:
1. Weapons of total war, 1914-1918 -- 2. The failure of the demobilization purge, 1919-1923 -- 3. The 1927 and 1928 Army Laws -- 4. War clouds, 1929-1938 -- 5. "She remained at her post until the very end" : women and the Second World War -- Conclusion.
Summary: How did women contribute to the French Army in the World Wars? Drawing on myriad sources, historian Andrew Orr examines the roles and value of the many French women who have been overlooked by historians those who worked as civilians supporting the military. During the First World War most officers expected that the end of the war would see a return to prewar conditions, so they tolerated women in supporting roles. But soon after the November 1918 armistice, the French Army fired more than half its female employees. Demobilization created unexpected administrative demands that led to the next rehiring of many women. The army's female workforce grew slowly and unevenly until 1938 when preparations for war led to another hiring wave; however, officers resisted all efforts to allow women to enlist as soldiers and alternately opposed and ignored proposals to recognize them as long-term employees. Orr's work offers a critical look at the indispensable wartime roles filled by women behind the lines.
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How did women contribute to the French Army in the World Wars? Drawing on myriad sources, historian Andrew Orr examines the roles and value of the many French women who have been overlooked by historians those who worked as civilians supporting the military. During the First World War most officers expected that the end of the war would see a return to prewar conditions, so they tolerated women in supporting roles. But soon after the November 1918 armistice, the French Army fired more than half its female employees. Demobilization created unexpected administrative demands that led to the next rehiring of many women. The army's female workforce grew slowly and unevenly until 1938 when preparations for war led to another hiring wave; however, officers resisted all efforts to allow women to enlist as soldiers and alternately opposed and ignored proposals to recognize them as long-term employees. Orr's work offers a critical look at the indispensable wartime roles filled by women behind the lines.

Introduction -- 1. Weapons of total war, 1914-1918 -- 2. The failure of the demobilization purge, 1919-1923 -- 3. The 1927 and 1928 Army Laws -- 4. War clouds, 1929-1938 -- 5. "She remained at her post until the very end" : women and the Second World War -- Conclusion.

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