She Also Served Letters from a Navy Wife |
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| Editor:
| Witzel, Christine N. |
| Author:
| Witzel, Virgilia S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-692-25006-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | Christine Witzel
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.82 |
Book Description:
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A native San Franciscan, Virgilia Short threw herself into the role of a dedicated Navy wife when she married Frederick Witzel in 1931. She was also a gifted writer, with an eye for detail. Her World War II letters reveal hardships on the home front, beset by rationing, shortages, worry and loneliness. As an officer?s wife in China in the late 1940s, she describes exotic scenarios and opulent living on the eve of revolution. Then, in the early 1950s Virgilia and her family move to...
More DescriptionA native San Franciscan, Virgilia Short threw herself into the role of a dedicated Navy wife when she married Frederick Witzel in 1931. She was also a gifted writer, with an eye for detail. Her World War II letters reveal hardships on the home front, beset by rationing, shortages, worry and loneliness. As an officer?s wife in China in the late 1940s, she describes exotic scenarios and opulent living on the eve of revolution. Then, in the early 1950s Virgilia and her family move to London, enjoying American military privileges, favorable exchange rates, and postwar confidence. She takes the reader to celebrity-studded receptions, including tea at Buckingham Palace, and to Europe long before TV and jet travel made it familiar.