Sisters in arms : British army nurses tell their story
Tyrer, Nicola2009
Books, Manuscripts
This title presents the amazing experiences of the Queen Alexandra nurses in the Second World War, showing how thousands of middle-class girls 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.
Main title:
Sisters in arms : British army nurses tell their story / Nicola Tyrer.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2009.
Collation:
xvii, 330 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780753825679 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5475410922940.547541
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
392590