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

"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 bride...

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Main Author: Friedman, Barbara G. , 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press , c2007
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Online Access:NetLibrary

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