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The Anzac girls : the extraordinary story of our World War I nurses / Peter Rees.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rees, Peter, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australia. Australian Army.
- Australia.
- Australia. Australian Army Nursing Service.
- Nurses--Australia--History.
- Nurses.
- Military nursing--Australia--History.
- Military nursing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 363 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2014.
- Summary:
- The harrowing, dramatic and profoundly moving story of the Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in the Great War. Now a major six-part television series.
- Contents:
- Cover
- About the author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- GALLIPOLI
- 1 THE BIG ADVENTURE
- 2 RELATIVE RELATIONS
- 3 DIFFERENT RULES
- 4 THE PRELUDE
- 5 GALLIPOLI
- 6 BLOODED
- 7 NOT MUCH COMFORT TO A MOTHER
- 8 HEARTILY SICK OF IT
- 9 THE KIWIS ARRIVE
- 10 NONE OF THE OLD SMALLNESS IN IT
- 11 BROKEN BODIES
- 12 TEARS IN THE DARK
- 13 THE SHABBY SISTERS
- THE MARQUETTE
- 14 ALONE IN THE AEGEAN
- 15 'WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD LET US DIE!'
- 16 NO TIME FOR MOCK MODESTY
- 17 THE PRICE OF SACRIFICE
- THE WESTERN FRONT
- 18 THE FIRST ANZAC SERVICE
- 19 WAITING FOR HARRY
- 20 HARRY'S LETTER
- 21 GRASPING FOR HOPE
- 22 THE CHILL OF WAR
- 23 NO PLACE TO HIDE
- 24 BOMBS AND BASINS
- 25 DESOLATION
- 26 SURVIVAL
- 27 GIFTS FOR FRANCE
- 28 CONSCRIPTION
- 29 IT'S SOMETHING BIG, SISTER
- 30 THE STRUGGLE ENDS
- 31 THE FIFTH NEW YEAR
- 32 THE AFTERMATH
- Australian WORLD WAR I nurses honour roll
- New Zealand WORLD WAR I nurses honour roll
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-346) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-74343-743-9
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