Army Wives

Most families have an army wife - but few of these women have had their voices heard.

Army Wives uncovers the hidden stories behind the men who went to war, from fighting in Crimea to present-day conflicts, exposing the terrifying experiences faced by wives who followed their husbands t the front struggled to survive in far-flung parts of the Empire, or waited anxiously at home.

Using previously unpublished interviews, letters and diaries, Midge Gillies examines the lives of women who survived whilst separated from their husbands, sometimes never to be reunited, and looks at what it truly means to be part of the "army family" in the past and present. In doing so, she reveals a deeply human experience that is too often hidden from those on the outside.