Bibliograph

Switchboard soldiers, [a novel], Jennifer Chiaverini

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Switchboard soldiers, [a novel], Jennifer Chiaverini

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Switchboard soldiers

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Oclc number

1336962389

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Chiaverini

Sub title

[a novel]

Summary

In 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France and was unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all telephone operators were women, but women could not enlist. So he began recruiting them

Target audience

adult

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