Veiled Warriors - Allied Nurses of the First World War

The true story of Allied nursing in the First World War, offering a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work and its contribution to the Allied cause.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: A Call to Action: August-December, 1914


• 2: A Nursing Service on the Western Front: 1915


• 3: Nursing on the Russian and Serbian Fronts: 1914-1916


• 4: The Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond: April 1915-December 1917


• 5: New Challenges on the Western Front: 1916


• 6: War of Attrition on All Fronts: August 1916-March 1918


• 7: Final Push: March-November 1918


• Conclusion


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Christine Hallett is Professor of Nursing History at the University of Huddersfield, Chair of the UK Association for the History of Nursing, and President of the European Association for the History of Nursing. She is a trained nurse and health visitor, and holds PhDs in both Nursing and History. Her main research focus for the last ten years has been on the work of nurses during the First World War. Among her publications are: Containing Trauma: Nursing Work in the First World War 2e Edition (Manchester University Press, 2011); Veiled Warriors: Allied Nurses of the First World War (Oxford University Press, 2014); Nurse Writers of the Great War (Manchester University Press, 2016); and Nurses of Passchendaele (Pen and Sword Books, 2017).

Summary

The true story of Allied nursing in the First World War, offering a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work and its contribution to the Allied cause.

Product details

• Authors: Christine E. Hallett, Christine E. (Professor of Nursing Histor Hallett, Hallett Christine E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2021
• EAN: 9780198703709
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870370-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I