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Prologue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 August 2020

Jeremy A. Crang
Jeremy A. Crang
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University of Edinburgh
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The prologue serves as an introduction to the book and tells the story of Corporal Daphne Pearson of the WAAF, who was awarded the George Cross for her bravery in saving the life of a RAF pilot in 1940, and Dame Laura Knight’s official portrait of Pearson, which is on display at the Imperial War Museum in London.

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Daphne PearsonPrincess ElizabethLaura Knight
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Sisters in Arms
Women in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War
 , pp. 1 - 6
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Prologue
  • Jeremy A. Crang, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: Sisters in Arms
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139004190.001
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  • Prologue
  • Jeremy A. Crang, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: Sisters in Arms
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139004190.001
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  • Prologue
  • Jeremy A. Crang, University of Edinburgh
  • Book: Sisters in Arms
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139004190.001
Available formats
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