An officer and a lady : the World War II letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps
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Bandel, Betty, 1912-
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Bugbee, Sylvia J.
Published
Hanover : Arlington, Va : University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, c2004.
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Non-Circulating
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LC Subjects
Bandel, Betty, -- 1912- -- Correspondence.
United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Correspondence.
United States. -- Army -- Women -- Correspondence.
United States. -- Army. -- Women's Army Corps.
Women soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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Vermont -- Authors.

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Published
Hanover : Arlington, Va : University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, c2004.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 222 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211) and index.
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From 1942 to 1945, Lt. Col. Betty Bandel served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corp (WAAC, later WAC, the Women's Army Corps), eventually heading the WAC Division of the Army Air Force. During these years she wrote hundreds of letters to family and friends tracing her growth from an enthusiastic recruit, agog in the presence of public figures such as Eleanor "Rover" Roosevelt, to a seasoned officer and leader. Bandel was one of the Corps' most influential senior officers. Her letters are rich with detail about the WAC's contribution to the war effort and the inner workings of the first large, non-nurse contingent of American military women. In addition, her letters offer a revealing look at the wartime emergence of professional women. Perhaps for the first time, women oversaw and directed hundreds of thousands of personnel, acquired professional and personal experiences, and built networks that would guide and influence them well beyond their war years.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bandel, B., & Bugbee, S. J. (2004). An officer and a lady: the World War II letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps . University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bandel, Betty, 1912- and Sylvia J. Bugbee. 2004. An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps. University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bandel, Betty, 1912- and Sylvia J. Bugbee. An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bandel, Betty, and Sylvia J Bugbee. An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps University Press of New England ; In association with the Military Women's Press of the Women in Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, 2004.

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