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French War Brides In America
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Author : Hilary Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2008
French War Brides In America written by Hilary Kaiser and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
In 1944 and 1945, millions of American soldiers took part in the Liberation of France. It was impossible for these GIs, who brought with them freedom, health, and wealth, to avoid fraternizing with French women. Some 6,500 Franco-American marriages would later take place. Many of these women would cross the Atlantic to join their husbands, following the example of their compatriots who had wed doughboys after World War I. This book, a collection of oral histories, tells the story of mademoiselle and the GI by following the destinies of 15 French war brides--three from World War I and 12 from World War II. All of the women encountered cultural shock as they discovered an opulent and open society, but one which was also materialistic and racially segregated. But these women, like the many others who came to America, got on with it and survived. Although about half of the marriages ended in divorce, only about 150 of the women returned to France. Most of them, in their own way, lived the American Dream. Today these women are both French and American. They reflect the image of a successful betrothal between two cultures.
French War Brides
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Author : Hilary Kaiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-07
French War Brides written by Hilary Kaiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-07 with History categories.
Following both World War I and II, about 6,500 Franco-American marriages took place between French mademoiselles and American soldiers, be they "doughboys" or GI's. These women, who came from different parts of France and diverse background, would later cross the Atlantic to join husbands, settle in various corners of America, suffer culture shock, and adapt to marriage in a foreign land of postwar plenty with varying degrees of success. Despite these difficulties, like many other immigrants, they got on with it and survived. As the compelling oral histories in this book show, most of them did, in their own way, live the American dream.
The French War Bride
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Author : Robin Wells
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-08-02
The French War Bride written by Robin Wells and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-02 with Fiction categories.
*USA TODAY BESTSELLER* World War II Paris serves as the backdrop for a story of compassion, betrayal, and forgiveness from the national bestselling author of The Wedding Tree... At her assisted living center in Wedding Tree, Louisiana, ninety-three-year-old Amélie O’Connor is in the habit of leaving her door open for friends. One day she receives an unexpected visitor—Kat Thompson, the ex-fiancée of her late husband, Jack. Kat and Jack were high school sweethearts who planned to marry when Jack returned from France after World War II. But in a cruel twist of fate, their plans were irrevocably derailed when a desperate French girl overheard an American officer’s confession in a Parisian church... Now, Kat wants to know the truth behind a story that’s haunted her whole life. She thinks finding out how Amélie stole Jack’s heart will finally bring her peace. As Amélie recalls the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Paris, The French War Bride reveals how history shapes the course of our lives...for better or for worse. READERS GUIDE INSIDE
Wwii Voices
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Author : Hilary Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2012
Wwii Voices written by Hilary Kaiser and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
This collection of oral histories, poems, letters and essays gives voice to both American veterans who fought in Europe, particularly in France, during World War II, as well as to French women who lived through the war, met and married GIs, emigrated to the United States and learned to adapt to life in America in the 1940s. The stories and words of these men and women are diverse and engaging and will inspire readers of all generations.
Entangling Alliances
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Author : Susan Zeiger
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2010-03-22
Entangling Alliances written by Susan Zeiger and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-22 with Family & Relationships categories.
Throughout the twentieth century, American male soldiers returned home from wars with foreign-born wives in tow, often from allied but at times from enemy nations, resulting in a new, official category of immigrant: the “allied” war bride. These brides began to appear en masse after World War I, peaked after World War II, and persisted through the Korean and Vietnam Wars. GIs also met and married former “enemy” women under conditions of postwar occupation, although at times the US government banned such unions. In this comprehensive, complex history of war brides in 20th-century American history, Susan Zeiger uses relationships between American male soldiers and foreign women as a lens to view larger issues of sexuality, race, and gender in United States foreign relations. Entangling Alliances draws on a rich array of sources to trace how war and postwar anxieties about power and national identity have long been projected onto war brides, and how these anxieties translate into public policies, particularly immigration.
Memoir Of A French War Bride
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Author : Jeannine Ricou-Allunis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-09-01
Memoir Of A French War Bride written by Jeannine Ricou-Allunis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Paris, September 3, 1939: fifteen-year old, Jeannine Ricou heard the bells ringing throughout the city that signaled the beginning of World War II. Her privileged life was about to change forever. The hardships of war replaced the comforts of her former life. She joined the French Resistance and aided in undermining the enemy. With the Liberation, came the American soldier she would fall in love with and marry. When Jeannine's new husband sent her home to America with their toddler, she was pregnant again. In America, she taught herself to speak English by reading comic books and struggled to understand the cruelty and alcoholism of her in-laws. When her husband returned home, Jeannine discovered he had a violent and unpredictable temper. The pain was just beginning.
Michigan On The Trail Of A War Bride
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Author : Frey Julien
language : en
Publisher: Europe Comics
Release Date : 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00
Michigan On The Trail Of A War Bride written by Frey Julien and has been published by Europe Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
When Julien arrives in Michigan to meet his wife's American family, he gets to know the American Midwest, as well as some unusual cousins. But above all, he meets Odette, his French great aunt with what one might call a resilient personality. Originally from Paris, she married an American soldier at the end of the Second World War. Like her, 200,000 other European "war brides" left behind their families and their countries to be with the G.I.s they loved.
Good Bye Piccadilly
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Author : Jenel Virden
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1996
Good Bye Piccadilly written by Jenel Virden and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with British Americans categories.
Though the women came to the U.S. from all parts of the British Isles, they were an unusually homogeneous group, averaging 23 years of age, from working- or lower-middle-class families and having completed mandatory schooling to the age of fourteen. For the most part they emigrated alone and didn't move into an existing immigrant population.
War Brides
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Author : Helen Bryan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
War Brides written by Helen Bryan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Great Britain categories.
In 1939 the lives of five women are about to collide in the sleepy little village of Crowmarsh Priors.Evangeline has eloped from New Orleans with a naval captain, Alice is resigned to life as the parish spinster, Elsie is evacuated from the East End to be a maid for Lady Marchmont, Tanni has fled from Vienna with her newborn son, and high-spirited Frances is to see out the war with her godmother. Together these five women face hardship, passion and danger, and form a bond that sees them through their darkest hours, and lasts for the rest of their lives.
War Brides Of World War Ii
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Author : Elfrieda Berthiaume Shukert
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Release Date : 1988
War Brides Of World War Ii written by Elfrieda Berthiaume Shukert and has been published by Gower Publishing Company, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.