Nurse Writers of the Great War
The First World War was the first 'total war'. Its industrial weaponry damaged millions of men and drove whole armies underground into dangerously unhealthy trenches. Many were killed. Many more suffered terrible, life-threatening injuries: wound infections such as gas gangrene and tetanus, exposure to extremes of temperature, emotional trauma and systemic disease. In an effort to alleviate this suffering, tens of thousands of women volunteered to serve as nurses. Of these, some were experienced professionals, while others had undergone only minimal training. But regardless of their preparation, they would all gain a unique understanding of t…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78499-632-1
- EAN: 9781784996321
- Produktnummer: 32341435
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 296 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 970 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Christine E. Hallett is a Professor of Nursing History at the University of Manchester
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