Millions Like Us

As someone who likes to read both fiction and non-fiction about World War 2. I was very excited when to read "Millions Like Us" by Virginia Nicholson and let me say that I was not let down! This is clearly a well reseached book about the lives of women durning the war. I found myself being drawn in the book. The pictures that were included were an added bonus. This a great book that is a must for any history buff and I hope to read more by Ms Nicholson in the future

First of all, this is a very well-written and researched book. I only gave it 3 stars to bring attention to my disappointment that it wasn't the actual diary entries of the women involved. That's strictly my fault for either misunderstanding the description or reading more into it than I should have. It is strictly the war, from start to finish, from the women's point of view, as opposed to the standard histories involving military actions. The author shares what was happening on a national level and combines it with how various women reacted in their hometowns. If you want a well-rounded history of what normal, everyday British women were doing and thinking during a set time period, then this is the book for you. If you're like me and prefer to read individual chapters based on each woman's experience from start to finish, then skip this one.

a wonderful accounting of what it was like for "ordinary" women to live during this time of danger and upheaval during WWII

If you are interested in the lives of mostly ordinary women during extraordinary times, this history will be quite satisfying.

This is a largely forgotten story of the tens of thousands of women who went to work on rhe farms to feed Britain in World War II. A miniseries of this book was made recently but it doesn't do justice to the book.

Well written account draws on many other accounts that I need to track down and read.

Very interesting book about the life of women in England during WW2.. a very good cross section of women from all areas of British society and how they did an enormous job in helping England survive

Vivid, visceral, very readable. This is a brilliantly researched book, and I found the different stories of women on the Homefront (sometimes on the warfront!) fascinating. Thank you, Virginia, for including the story of Helen Forrester. When you read this book, you'll say to yourself, I have noooooo problems at all.