History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Charity Adams and the 6888
History's Heroes
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Charity Adams was the first black woman to be commissioned in the women's army auxiliary corps and quickly rose through the ranks. The purpose of women joining the military was to release men for combat. Few of these soldiers had ever been away from home, let alone overseas. None knew where they were going. True stories of deception, acts of resistance and courage in World War II.
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