For one thing, she forgot to bring her sheet music.

battalion to be deployed overseas during World War II.Sara 1) Wouldn’t a female soldier whose brother died in combat be constantly wondering if she would die the same way? What about survivor’s guilt? Or resen …moreġ) Wouldn’t a female soldier whose brother died in combat be constantly wondering if she would die the same way? What about survivor’s guilt? Or resentment towards him for dying?Ģ)ĝid you know there was an all-Black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps that were oversea during World War II?ģ) It is hard enough to be a woman sometimes but to face racists comments and attitude, when are people going to be equal?Ĥ) How was this left out of the history books?ĥ) Would these women really have to learn that Nazis were bad? Wouldn’t they just…know that?ħ) Grace Steele has just learned that her brother, Tony, is presumed dead in the Philippines, so her audition to get into the prestigious Juilliard School of Music is not going well. When they finally make it overseas, to England and then France, Grace and Eliza will at last be able to do their parts for the country they love, whatever the risk to themselves.īased on the true story of the 6888th Postal Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), Sisters in Arms explores the untold story of what life was like for the only all-Black, female U.S.

Grace and Eliza know that there is no room for error they must be more perfect than everyone else. For two northern women, learning to navigate their way through the segregated army may be tougher than boot camp. Not only will they be among the first class of female officers the army has even seen, they are also the first Black women allowed to serve.Īs these courageous women help to form the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, they are dealing with more than just army bureaucracy-everyone is determined to see this experiment fail. Grace Steele and Eliza Jones may be from completely different backgrounds, but when it comes to the army, specifically the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), they are both starting from the same level.

Sisters in arms kaia alderson