This is a great overview of some of the incredibly intrepid women who covered the Second World War as journalists. I’m astounded by their courage and determination, and by the fortitude with which they faced down both enemy fire and the sexism of their own editors and colleagues. I was particularly moved by the analysis of how the thrills and horrors of the war affected the individual women in different ways, and how they all struggled in their own ways to revert to civilian life again after the war was over. I’m taking this a starting point for learning more about these remarkable women—and I’ve already bought a biography of Martha Gellhorn to kick things off.

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