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British army nurses tell their story

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An edition of Sisters in arms (2008)

Sisters in arms

British army nurses tell their story

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"The experiences of the Queen Alexandra nurses (QAs) in the Second World War are some of the greatest adventure stories of modern times and - incredibly - remain largely untold. Thousands of middle-class girls in their early twenties 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 and confront the most horrific casualties. The tale of how they coped with these trials is profoundly moving and uplifting. The corps numbered twelve thousand women during the Second World War. Many of them wrote down their reactions then and there - and most of this vivid archive remains unpublished."--Jacket.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Language
English
Pages
304

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British Personal narratives, Great Britain. Army. Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Great Britain, World War, 1939-1945, Medical care, Large type books, Great britain, army, queen alexandra's royal army nursing corps, World war, 1939-1945, medical care, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british, Andra världskriget 1939-1945, Sjuksköterskor, Krigssjukvård, Nurses, biography, World war, 1914-1918, personal narratives, British armed forces - general & miscellaneous, Nurses - biography, General & miscellaneous military biography
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Sisters in Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story
2009, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sisters in arms
2009, Charnwood
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Sisters in arms: British army nurses tell their story
2008, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Table of Contents

pt. I.
Home and Abroad -- -- 1.
'Not when they have work to do' -- -- 2.
The Making of a QA -- -- 3.
A Baptism of Fire -- -- pt. II.
Far East -- -- 4.
'Do English women never cry?' -- -- 5.
Into Captivity -- -- 6.
Friday the Thirteenth -- -- 7.
Shipwrecked -- -- 8.
The Disappeared -- -- pt. III.
At Sea -- -- 9.
Sailing the Seven Seas -- -- 10.
The Cruel Sea -- -- pt. IV.
North Africa and the Mediterranean -- -- 11.
Flowers in the Desert -- -- 12.
Under Siege in Malta -- -- 13.
Operation Torch -- -- 14.
Life of Comradeship -- -- 15.
Swept off their Feet -- -- pt. V.
Europe -- -- 16.
'The QAs are here' -- -- 17.
'Come and see what we are part of' -- -- 18.
Operating in the Orchards -- -- 19.
The Liberation of Europe -- -- pt. VI.
India and Burma -- -- 20.
A Tiger for the Nurses -- -- 21.
Contrasts in the Raj -- -- 22.
'Hard-working and patriotic women' -- -- 23.
Bringing Home the Prisoners -- -- 24.
Last Act.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-294) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.5475410922
Library of Congress
UH495.G7 T97 2008, D807

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Pagination
xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
304

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OL28289626M
Internet Archive
sistersinarmsbri0000tyre
ISBN 10
0297846582
ISBN 13
9780297846581
OCLC/WorldCat
176821067

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