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Sisters in Arms: A Novel by Kaia Alderson
4.0
" Our army refused to give us weapons, but we knew that we don't need guns to fight for what's right."
I'll admit that I had never heard of the Six Triple Eight before this book and it's such a shame they are not taught about in history classes because they are certainly role-model material. I am so glad I picked up this book.
Eliza and Grace (both fictional) are very different girls that end up signing up for the WAAC, later the WAC, and ship off to Iowa to become some of the first female officers in the army. They look out for each other despite a dislike for one another and climb the ranks before being shipped to Europe. Between them and another officer named Charity (a real person), they never backed down no matter how much racism and sexism they were forced to endure. Finding out that the iconic scene where Charity stood up to a general did indeed actually happen made me admire the grit of these women all the more.
This book is a relatively quick read but does read a little more YA than adult than I had thought. While I love the attention to detail to make the story historically accurate, I feel like a lot of the women's accomplishments were overlooked a little too much in regards to the main character for a "war story". I would have loved to have learned more about the women as they were promoted through ranks and not skipped over that because this was such a monumental moment for these women. And while I understand that it's not easy to get along with who you work with, the two main characters and their constant arguments did get a little old and distract from how strong sisterhood bonds would've been between women in the 6888th battalion where they needed each other's support.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book because it's strong women like these that are great role models and should be acknowledged more. I certainly won't forget the story of these badass women and their role in history.
I'll admit that I had never heard of the Six Triple Eight before this book and it's such a shame they are not taught about in history classes because they are certainly role-model material. I am so glad I picked up this book.
Eliza and Grace (both fictional) are very different girls that end up signing up for the WAAC, later the WAC, and ship off to Iowa to become some of the first female officers in the army. They look out for each other despite a dislike for one another and climb the ranks before being shipped to Europe. Between them and another officer named Charity (a real person), they never backed down no matter how much racism and sexism they were forced to endure. Finding out that the iconic scene where Charity stood up to a general did indeed actually happen made me admire the grit of these women all the more.
This book is a relatively quick read but does read a little more YA than adult than I had thought. While I love the attention to detail to make the story historically accurate, I feel like a lot of the women's accomplishments were overlooked a little too much in regards to the main character for a "war story". I would have loved to have learned more about the women as they were promoted through ranks and not skipped over that because this was such a monumental moment for these women. And while I understand that it's not easy to get along with who you work with, the two main characters and their constant arguments did get a little old and distract from how strong sisterhood bonds would've been between women in the 6888th battalion where they needed each other's support.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book because it's strong women like these that are great role models and should be acknowledged more. I certainly won't forget the story of these badass women and their role in history.