Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The British war brides -- Morality, marriage, and British hospitality -- Can she be trusted? The war bride in armed services publications -- In newspapers, waiting wives and pioneers -- In magazines, "American husbands are A1" -- Wedding bells in a war circle.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
From the battlefront to the bridal suite.
International Standard Book Number
0826217184
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
War brides-- Press coverage-- Great Britain.
War brides-- Press coverage-- United States.
World War, 1939-1945-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945-- Social aspects-- United States.