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In the company of nurses : the history of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War / Yvonne McEwen.
LIBRA D629.G7 M234 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McEwen, Yvonne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Army. Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army. Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Nurses--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Nurses.
- Military nursing--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Military nursing.
- Medical care.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- History of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Constructed from unpublished official and unofficial documents, letters and diaries of the time, this important volume tells the much-neglected story of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) during the First World War. Yvonne McEwen's ground-breaking original research moves away from the long-held, uncritical, and overly romanticised views of First World War nursing and addresses the professional, personal and political consequences that arose for nurses in the pivotal years from 1914 to 1918. This centenary volume is a vital contribution to the historiography of British military care-giving throughout this period and to the history of the Great War more generally. Key Features, Examines the complexities of care-giving and professional development, Highlights the political controversies over inadequate casualty care arrangements, Address the relationship between trained and volunteer nurses, Discusses the physical and psychological health of nurses on active service, Lists the deaths within the ranks of the service, Cites military honours awarded to nurses Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Book I In the Lap of the Gods
- 1 Magic, Miracles and Myth: The Genesis of Military Nursing 9
- Book II The Wrath of the Gods
- 2 Did the Conflict Breed Conflict? The Politics of Caregiving 1914 37
- 3 Lies, 'Limelighters' and Nursing in the Land of Troy 69
- 4 The Scandal of Battles and a Battle with Scandals 111
- 5 Casualties, Consolidation, and Cameos of War 139
- Book III In the House of the Gods
- 6 Daughters of Arête 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0748679111
- 9780748679119
- OCLC:
- 869852221
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