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Army wives |
29 April 2005 |
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Backbone of the army or powerless and peripatetic?
Throughout the history of the army, soldiers' wives have made sacrifices and suffered treacherous conditions in order to support their husband's service.
For centuries they followed their men to the furthest corners of the planet – to the cholera-ridden valleys of the Crimea, to the sweltering plains of India and to the dangerous Burmese jungle. Some were taken captive, some had to endure long marches and sieges, some followed their husbands onto the battle field itself.
Ritula Shah looks at the eventful lives of soldiers' wives in the past and examines the difficulties facing today’s army spouses. She talks to Annabel Venning, author of a new book on army wives, Sammie Crane, Chairman of the Army Families Federation and Amyas Godfrey, Head of the UK Armed Forces programme at the Royal United Services Institute.
Following the Drum:
The Lives of Army Wives and Daughters Past and Present
by Annabel Venning
published by Headline
Army Families Federation
Royal United Services Institute
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