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A tribute to the women who 'fought in the fields'

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The Women's Land Army by Bob Powell

This book brings together a wealth of black and white pictures which together record not only the operations of the WLA but also scenes of the countryside between 1939 and 1950. Drawn from the worldwide albums of many ex-land girls at a time when film was rationed and photography monitored, this collection offers a fascinating insight into the people and places associated with the WLA. Many of these photos have never been published in book form and so offer a unique record of the organisation. Every photo is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical anecdotal detail which gives life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens. Presenting training, occupations and the social activities of the Land Army women, this absorbing collection will not only evoke many wartime memories, but will also inspire readers through these images of hope, strength and unity.
Bob Powell was an artist who was mainly active during the Golden Age of American comics. Born as Stanley Robert Pawlowski, he attended the Pratt Institute in New York City, and went to work for the Eisner-Iger studios in the late 1930s. He worked for many companies through this studios, like Fiction House (Jumbo Comics), Fox (Wonderworld Comics, Mystery Men Comics), and Harvey (Ted Parrish in Speed Comics), Timely, Quality (Crack Comics, Hit Comics, Military Comics, Smash Comics, Feature Comics). His most famous work during his Eisner-Iger years was Sheena, which he created for Fiction House's Jumbo Comics. Later on, Powell went to work in Will Eisner's personal studio, and co-plotted the first Blackhawk story in Quality's Military Comics, and co-created Spirit of 76 for Harvey's Pocket Comics. When the Spirit Sunday Comic Book section started in 1940, Powell took on the artwork of the Mr Mystic back-up feature, which was written by Eisner. After a while, Powell took on the writing as well, and he continued Mr. Mystic until he joined the Air Force in 1943. He officially changed his name from Stanely Pawlowski to S. Robert Powell in 1943.
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ISBN 13 9780752451169
ISBN 10 0752451162
Title The Women's Land Army
Author Bob Powell
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2009-06-15
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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