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War-torn exchanges : the lives and letters of nursing sisters Laura Holland and Mildred Forbes / edited by Andrea McKenzie.
- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holland, Laura, 1883-1956--Correspondence.
- Holland, Laura.
- Forbes, Mildred, 1884-1921--Correspondence.
- Forbes, Mildred.
- Forbes, Mildred, 1884-1921.
- Holland, Laura, 1883-1956.
- Canada. Canadian Army Medical Corps--Nurses--Correspondence.
- Canada.
- Canada. Canadian Army Medical Corps.
- Nurses--Canada--Biography.
- Nurses.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Female.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Military nursing--Canada--History--20th century.
- Military nursing.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Canada.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Correspondence.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Laura Holland and Mildred Forbes, an inseparable duo, set off from Montreal in June 1915 to serve as nursing sisters in the Great War. Over the next four years, the two cared for each other through sickness and health, air raids and bombings, unrelenting work and adventurous leaves. This thoughtfully curated collection of their letters home paints a vivid account of nursing through the battles for Gallipoli, Passchendaele, and beyond. Mildred and Laura were remarkably forthright, revealing how they relied on friendship, humour, and professional ethics to carry on in the face of mismanagement, discrimination, deprivation, and trauma."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Journeying to War 34
- 2 Lemnos: "Poor Souls" and "Pathetic Sights" 54
- 3 Alexandria and Cairo: Mosques and Minarets 112
- 4 Salonika: In the Shadow of Olympus 126
- 5 England: Officers and Honours 168
- 6 France: Trauma and Taking Charge 188.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
- Contains:
- Holland, Laura, 1883-1956. Correspondence. Selections.
- Forbes, Mildred, 1884-1921. Correspondence. Selections.
- Other Format:
- War-torn exchanges.
- ISBN:
- 9780774832533
- 0774832533
- OCLC:
- 933273627
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