Madam V - Virginia Vernon’s War

The story of Madam V (Virginia Vernon), ENSA’s Chief Welfare Officer, boosting the morale of troops and factory workers around the world in the Second World War

‘Meticulously researched and appropriately entertaining, MADAM V dances through the history of ENSA with a light, rapid, airborne step.’

Adam Fairclough is Professor Emeritus in American History at Leiden University. He has published nine books in the field of US history and book reviews in the Washington Post, TLS and elsewhere. His interest in publishing Madam V's story arose from his research into the life of Virginia Vernon (his godmother) with a view to writing a biography of this remarkable woman. Matthew Eaton is a PhD candidate with the University of Buckingham, researching entertainment and British troop morale during World War Two. He has spent 30 years working in the Media and Entertainment industry for companies in Europe and the US.