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Dancing in Combat Boots
by
Teresa R. Funke (Goodreads Author)
When the going got tough during World War II, America's women got going. By the millions, housewives and mothers took off their aprons and stepped into factories, offices, hospitals-anywhere capable hands were needed to replace those of the husbands and sons now battling overseas. The eleven fictional stories in this remarkable collection are based on real women whose expe...more
Paperback, 184 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Victory House Press
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Dancing in Combat Boots is one of Teresa R. Funke's adult center books. This is a series of short stories about women living during World War II and how the war has affected their lives. From women in WAC, serving in Red Cross, a wife stationed with her husband at Pearl Harbor to a Japanese American woman and her family interred at Camp Amache Relocation Camp, these stories let the read live out the war through their eyes. Based on real people and situations, Dancing in Combat Boots leaves an in...more
Some of these short stories really impacted me such as the Japanese woman experiencing love in one of the Japanese internment camps, the African American wondering why they are all fighting the same war but still separated in the diners, and the woman worried about her husband after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Others, however, didn't impact me at all, like the chicks dancing in combat boots. And some stories felt like teasers.. You would get to know the woman, her background.. you would start t...more
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Great book, very quick read. When I bought it I thought it was non-fiction, but as I read the back cover I saw that it was fiction based on real women. I was really disappointed, since I wanted it to be real stories. But after I read it, it was really great. She really got a nice feel for what these women were going through at that time. I even got teared up at a few points in the different stories.
I won this book through First Reads and I really appreciated the inscription by the author and the postcards she included.
The short stories were very inspiring and I wish she had written more about many of the women. I loved that the stories are based on real women and I enjoyed the updates at the end of the book about the women who inspired each story.
The short stories were very inspiring and I wish she had written more about many of the women. I loved that the stories are based on real women and I enjoyed the updates at the end of the book about the women who inspired each story.
Nice short read...don't understand why the author fictionalized it, though.
I really enjoyed it. It combinds Ww2 history with women's history.
I won this book through Goodreads First Reads.
I loved the personalised note that came with this, made me want to read it even more, so thank you to the author for that. I really enjoyed Dancing in Combat Boots, it was very informative and interesting. My only criticism is that the stories felt far too short, I just wanted to read more about these incredible women of WWII.
I loved the personalised note that came with this, made me want to read it even more, so thank you to the author for that. I really enjoyed Dancing in Combat Boots, it was very informative and interesting. My only criticism is that the stories felt far too short, I just wanted to read more about these incredible women of WWII.
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Made me think of my Granny and led to her relaying a story about her "war widows retreat" on the banks of the Scioto River and trying to carry cases of wine down the hill!
This a book that I won in the Goodreads giveaways. I really enjoyed these short stories about the lives of women during WW II. My father was in that war so it was a chance to get an idea of what the war was like. It's a quick read and if you are interested in WW II you will enjoy it.
Wonderful short stories about women during WWII! I just wished that the stories were longer.
All stories based on events in real women's lives that the author personally interviewed (little bits on each in the back of the book)....
Truly amazing!
All stories based on events in real women's lives that the author personally interviewed (little bits on each in the back of the book)....
Truly amazing!
Superficial? I don't feel as if I'm back in WW II; I feel as if the author did great reseach but didn't find the soul of the times.
Also, some grammatical errors put me off
Also, some grammatical errors put me off
Possibly my favorite of my sister's books. I enjoyed the short stories as well as reading about the real people at the end.
Recommended.......
Recommended.......
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Teresa Funke is the author of six novels for adults and children about World War II including Remember Wake, Dancing in Combat Boots, and the Home-Front Heroes Series. She is also a popular writer's coach offering one-on-one and group coaching to clients nationwide. She is also a keynote speaker.
Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologie...more
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“I let all that anger and worry go because they don't belong to me any more than the future does. And I don't wanna feel them anyhow, because the truth is, whatever happens when this war ends, here and now, far from Richmond County, I'm freer than I've ever been.”
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