One Woman's War

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Hunangofiant gwraig a brofodd erchyllterau'r Ail Ryfel Byd. Gwaharddwyd Eileen Younghusband am ddeng mlynedd ar hugain rhag siarad am ei gweithgareddau. Yn y gyfrol hon, y mae'n adrodd ei phrofiad yn y 'Woman's Auxiliary Air Force' (WAAF).

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A thrilling Second World War memoir, which takes the reader back to Britain's darkest days. For thirty years, Eileen was forbidden to speak about her wartime activities. This is the full, uncut story of the Filter Room for the first time! Discover top secrets of Britain's wartime Radar network and read about Eileen's time in Nazi Germany.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Eileen Younghusband was born in London in 1921. At the age of 87, Eileen graduated from the Open University as one of its students of the year. She was honoured with a British Empire Medal in 2013 for her services to lifelong learning. Eileen sadly passed away in 2016, not long after the release of Eileen's War, a children's edition of her award-winning novel One Woman's War. On the 4th of July 2025, to celebrate what would have been Eileen's 104th birthday, Candy Jar Books published Eileen's full memoir, Not An Ordinary Life.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Eileen Younghusband served as an officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in WW2. Deciding to volunteer at the age of eighteen, her mathematical abilities led to her training as a Clerk Special Duties, a vital part of the Radar chain. She found herself working in the Filter Room, the lynchpin between the coastal Radar Chain and the successful defence of Britain. She tracked the V1s over Kent and London and gave the first "Big Ben" warning of a V2, which landed on Chiswick on September 8th, 1944. After losing two fiancés, she eventually married; only to be posted overseas six weeks later to Second Tactical Air Force in Belgium. There she became part of a team tracking and destroying V2 launching vehicles, responsible for the devastating raids on Antwerp - the Allies' vital port for landing troops and supplies. This book reveals the truth about these forgotten wartime women who were employed in a critical position requiring great proficiency and ability. www.onewomanswar.co.uk www.candy-jar.co.uk