Sapper Dorothy Lawrence

The Only English Woman Soldier, Late Royal Engineers, Fifty-First Division 179th Tunneling Company

von Dorothy Lawrence

208 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The book titled ""Sapper Dorothy Lawrence: The Only English Woman Soldier, Late Royal Engineers, Fifty-First Division 179th Tunneling Company"" is a biography of Dorothy Lawrence, who was the only English woman to serve as a soldier in World War I. The book details her experiences as a journalist who disguised herself as a man to join the British Army and serve in the trenches in France. The book describes how Lawrence managed to conceal her gender and successfully enlist in the Royal Engineers' 179th Tunneling Company, where she worked as a sapper, digging tunnels and laying mines under enemy lines. The author provides a vivid account of the dangers Lawrence faced and the hardships she endured during her time in the army, including exposure to gas attacks, bombardments, and the constant threat of death.The book also delves into Lawrence's personal life, including her childhood, her family, and her motivations for joining the army. The author explores Lawrence's struggles with her identity as a woman in a male-dominated environment and her eventual decision to reveal her true identity to her superiors and leave the army.Overall, ""Sapper Dorothy Lawrence: The Only English Woman Soldier, Late Royal Engineers, Fifty-First Division 179th Tunneling Company"" is a compelling and insightful biography of a remarkable woman who defied gender norms and societal expectations to serve her country during a time of war.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Tatsachenberichte, wahre Begebenheiten Kriege und Schlachten
• ISBN: 9781430486077
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.01.2007
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC