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Women in the war zone : hospital service in the First World War

By Anne , Powell

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780750950596, 0750950595, 978-0-7524-6951-5, 978-0-7524-6952-2
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1238667 bytes)
Pages
416\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1914-1918 -- Medical care.;Nurses.;Military Nursin1914-1918 -- ParticipationFemale.;World WarHospital -- history.;PhysiciansWomen.;Women.;World War I.;Medical care.;MilitaryWorld War

Description

Incredible stories of British female doctors and nurses who served abroad during World War I include a nurse who survived a torpedo attack on a ship with serious injuries; caring for the wounded in Malta; nursing the casualties from the battles of Arras and Ypres; a radiologist who created a garden in France; and a VAD nurse in the hospital in Petrograd at the time of Rasputin’s murder. Extracts from letters and diaries provide a full picture of various first-hand experiences, and honor the often unsung contribution made by those who helped to alleviate suffering. Includes such names as Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland; Grace Ashley Smith; Edith Cavell; Vera Brittain; and Freya Stark.

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