From the battlefront to the bridal suite : media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 /

Friedman, Barbara G., 1963-

From the battlefront to the bridal suite : media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 / Barbara G. Friedman. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (x, 154 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.

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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"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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1939-1945


War brides--Press coverage--United States.
War brides--Press coverage--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Press coverage.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Épouses de guerre--Couverture de presse--États-Unis.
Épouses de guerre--Couverture de presse--Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Femmes--Couverture de presse.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect social--États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect social--Grande-Bretagne.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Journalism.
Women.
Press coverage.
Social aspects.
Women--Press coverage.


Great Britain.
United States.


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