Australian Heroines of World War One
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0980621658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 422 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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geekgirl said 5 stars. Wonderful stories and for a paperback the book is beautifully bound of good quality.. It is easy reading. My only quibble is with the editing This book is a revelation of the courage, endurance under harsh conditions, self-giving and lack of recognition of Australian nurses during and after the 1st World War. It is based on diaries, which present what they endured in a matter of fact way. They continued working while the tent hospitals were being bombed and they worked all day and half the night when large number of casualties were arriving at the hospitals. It is easy reading. My only quibble is with the editing: there is repetition and typos.. great book todays nurses/ex soldiers should great book todays nurses/ex soldiers should read
These women had the courage and strength for which the Anzacs are renown and the compassion and tenderness that only a woman can bring. She defied censorship and kept a very frank diary, reproduced here for the first time. Grace and her nurses saved the lives of thousands who had been wounded at Lone Pine and The Nek. This outstanding book tells the stories of eight courageous women through diaries, letters, photos, paintings and specially drawn maps. These brave women returned to Australia but their heroism was quickly forgotten. Two of these