Title Blitzkrieg and jitterbugs : college life in wartime 1939-1942 / Elizabeth Hillman Waterston ; preface by Michael Bliss

Published Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012] ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : illustrations, portrait Series Footprints series ; 16 Footprints (Cheltenham, England) ; 16. Contents Part one 1939-1940. Daily debut; Going with the wind; Dance and debate; Daily disaster; Winter; Poetry; Politics; Silver swan; First finals Part two 1940-1941. Interval; Knittin' for Britain; Around the worlds; Authority; Eros; Status of women; Agape Part three 1941-1942. Interval; Curriculum; Conscription; Harbour; Extracurricular; Winding; Aftermath Summary A young woman experiences college life amidst constant reminders of ongoing war Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Waterston, Elizabeth, 1922- Waterston, Elizabeth, 1922- McGill University -- Students -- Biography McGill University College students -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal -- History -- 20th century Women college students -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada Students -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal -- History -- 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators. EDUCATION -- Higher. HISTORY -- Canada -- Post-Confederation (1867- ) College students Students Women college students Canada Québec -- Montréal Genre/Form Electronic books autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies History Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773587182 0773587187

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