<p>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.</p>

"Okay, Girls - Man Your Bunks!" Tales from the Life of a WWII Navy WAVE

Biographies & Memoirs

Helen Gilbert

Community & Culture

Pedestrian Press

<p>This book was originally published in Germany in 2005, under the title "Die Kaiserliche Schutz-und-Polizeitruppe für Afrika - Felduniformen, Ausrüstung, Bewaffnung".   This English edition is a study of the Imperial German Colonial protection forces and police (Schutztruppen and Polizeitruppen) in Africa from 1888 to 1918.  These units gained fame during the First World War for the military strategies of General von Lettow-Vorbeck and the tenacity of his undefeated forces in German East Africa (present-day Tanzania).  Less well-known are the pre-war campaigns led by General von Trotha to suppress the Herero and Nama tribes in German South-West Africa (present-day Namibia).  After many years of research, the author has assembled a large body of information on the formation, organisation, training, deployment, uniforms, weapons, equipment and other details of these units, much of it presented here for the first time in English.  This study includes an overview of Germany's forces in Cameroon and Togo, which helps close an important gap in the study of military history.  270 pages, with more than 350 photos and illustrations.</p>

Imperial German Colonial Troops and Police in Africa (Die Kaiserlichen Schutztruppen und Polizeitruppen für Afrika) Expanded English Edition

Reinhard Schneider

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Imperial German Colonial Troops and Police in Africa (Die Kaiserlichen Schutztruppen und Polizeitruppen für Afrika) Expanded English Edition