TY - BOOK AU - Friedman,Barbara G. TI - From the battlefront to the bridal suite: media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 SN - 9780826265760 AV - PN4784.W38 F75 2007eb U1 - 070.4/49940531 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Columbia PB - University of Missouri Press KW - War brides KW - Press coverage KW - United States KW - Great Britain KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Women KW - Social aspects KW - Épouses de guerre KW - Couverture de presse KW - États-Unis KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 KW - Femmes KW - Aspect social KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Journalism KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=214452 ER -