Sisters in arms : British army nurses tell their story
Tyrer, Nicola2008
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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.
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Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.
Collation:
xvi, 304 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294) and index.
ISBN:
9780297846581 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
590207
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