Vivien Newman

Dr Vivien Newman's passion for little known aspects of the First World War led to her PhD in women's war poetry. Now an independent researcher and a member of the Royal Historical Society, she previously worked in both Further and Higher Education. Determined that women's wartime endeavours should not be overlooked during the centenary years, she has published five books on this topic for Pen and Sword. In this, her sixth title, she turns her attention to another under-researched area, the...See more

Dr Vivien Newman's passion for little known aspects of the First World War led to her PhD in women's war poetry. Now an independent researcher and a member of the Royal Historical Society, she previously worked in both Further and Higher Education. Determined that women's wartime endeavours should not be overlooked during the centenary years, she has published five books on this topic for Pen and Sword. In this, her sixth title, she turns her attention to another under-researched area, the children's experience of war. See less