Nurses of Passchendaele
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Nurses of Passchendaele

Caring for the Wounded of the Ypres Campaigns 1914–1918

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nurses of Passchendaele

Caring for the Wounded of the Ypres Campaigns 1914–1918

About this book

The Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War. The once-fertile fields of Flanders were turned into a quagmire through which men fought for four years. In casualty clearing stations, on ambulance trains and barges, and at base hospitals near the French and Belgian coasts, nurses of many nations cared for these traumatized and damaged men.Drawing on letters, diaries and personal accounts from archives all over the world, The Nurses of Passchendaele tells their stories - faithfully recounting their experiences behind the Ypres Salient in one of the most intense and prolonged casualty evacuation processes in the history of modern warfare. Nurses themselves came under shellfire and were vulnerable to aerial bombardment, and some were killed or injured while on active service.Alongside an analysis of the intricacies of their practice, the book traces the personal stories of some of these extraordinary women, revealing the courage, resilience and compassion with which they did their work.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Maps
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Glossary
  9. Author’s Note
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter One: Preparing for War Nursing
  12. Chapter Two: Fight for Freedom
  13. Chapter Three: ‘Second Ypres’ and Other Assaults
  14. Chapter Four: Supporting the Salient
  15. Chapter Five: Prelude to the ‘Big Push’
  16. Chapter Six: Moving ‘Up the Line’
  17. Chapter Seven: Edge of Hell
  18. Chapter Eight: August Raids
  19. Chapter Nine: Battle for Lives
  20. Chapter Ten: End of Days
  21. Epilogue
  22. Notes on material used in the text
  23. Bibliography
  24. Notes
  25. Plate section