Eskrima Kombat

During the fraught summer of 1940, the people of England were bracing themselves for a seemingly inevitable invasion by the German army.  While politicians dithered over whether women should be allowed to serve as “Home Defenders” – and some women planned suicides – others began training themselves to repel the Nazis by force. Venetia Foster’s … Continue reading ““At Them, Girls!” How the Amazon Defence Corps Trained to Take on Nazi Invaders”