Sisters in Arms - British Army Nurses Tell Their Story

Zusatztext Written with sensitivity! with personal anecdotes and illustrations! this is entertaining and inspirational. Informationen zum Autor Nicola Tyrer is a freelance journalist who works for the DAILY MAIL and DAILY TELEGRAPH. Klappentext The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War. The amazing experiences of the Queen Alexandra nurses in the Second World War form one of the greatest adventure stories of modern times, and - incredibly - remain largely untold. Thousands of middle-class girls, barely out of school, were plucked from sheltered backgrounds, subjected to training regimes unimaginably tough by today's standards, and sent forth to share the harsh conditions of the fighting services. They had to deal with the most appalling suffering, yet most found reserves of inner strength that carried them through episodes of unrelieved horror. Over 200 nurses died, torpedoed in hospital ships, bombed in field hospitals or murdered in Japanese prison camps. Dozens won medals for gallantry. From the beaches of Dunkirk, to Singapore and D-Day, they saw it all. Whether tending burned pilots from the Battle of Britain or improvising medical treatment in Japanese death camps, their dedication was second to none. This is their story.The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War. Zusammenfassung The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Nicola Tyrer, Tyrer Nicola
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.08.2009
• EAN: 9780753825679
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-2567-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Nursing, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, HISTORY / Women, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General