An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps.(Book review)

An Officer and a Lady: The World War II Letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Women's Army Corps edited by Sylvia J. Bugbee. University Press of New England (http://www.upne.com), 1 Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766, 2004, 304 pages, $19.95 (softcover).

World War II accelerated and even implemented numerous forms of social and institutional change. Just one among these many transformations was the broader utilization of women's talents and intellects within the armed forces. An Officer and a Lady highlights the experience of a leading personnel officer within the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) who served as the aide to its director, Col Oveta …