Long, Helen - Change Into Uniform: An Autobiography 1939-1946 (SIGNED COPY)

Terence Dalton, Lavenham, Suffolk, 1978. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Good. 9780900963919 Signed by Author. signed by the author on the title page: "With all Good Wishes! Helen Long"; In 1939 Helen Long was a "deb" and beautiful: but the war made allowances for no-one. In this entertaining autobiography she describes her sheltered childhood, her life as a V.A.D. nurse during the War and a B.E.A. air-hostess immediately after. With a light touch she introduces her training days under the supervision of "Madam", her experiences as one of a small detachment of women aboard the troopship, Highland Monarch, Shepheards Hotel in Cairo and of course her exacting work in a Service Hospital. Her vivid descriptions, the humour and the pathos combined with her letters, lovingly retained, and other memorabilia, make this a book of touching nostalgia to be enjoyed by the young as well as those who served at home or abroad in the World War. Two loosely inserted adverts. for other titles by this author; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 158 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. some colour leakage to inside but now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. white cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes appendix. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Second World War; Nursing; Wartime Nursing; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0900963913. ISBN/EAN: 9780900963919. Inventory No: 3413.

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