Women in the War Zone
Hospital Service in the First World War
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, History, British
| Author: | Anne Powell | ISBN: | 9780752469515 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | August 26, 2001 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anne Powell |
| ISBN: | 9780752469515 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | August 26, 2001 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
