Answering the call : the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1917-1919 : a commemorative tribute to military nursing in World War I / edited by Lisa M. Budreau and Richard M. Prior.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Budreau, Lisa M. (Lisa Mary), 1957- editor.

Prior, Richard M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army Nurse Corps--History.

United States.

United States. Army Nurse Corps.

World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

Military nursing--United States--History--20th century.

Military nursing.

Military Nursing--history.

History, 20th Century.

World War I.

Medical care.

Medical Subjects:

Military Nursing--history.

History, 20th Century.

World War I.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv unnumbered pages, 238 pages) : illustrations, map

Other Title:

U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1917-1919 : a commemorative tribute to military nursing in World War I

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 2008.

Summary:

"Gathered here for the first time is a rare and carefully chosen collection that depicts the rich and varied experiences of Army nurses during the First World War as recorded by the U.S. Army Signal Corps photographers."--Inside jacket

Contents:

1. The Army Nurse Corps: Historical background ; Chief Nurses

2. The Red Cross solution: The Army Nurses Corps goes over there! ; The Army Medical Department and the Red Cross ; The Red Cross hospitals ; The Army Nurse in England

3. Stateside nursing: The Army School of Nursing ; Training ; African American nurses

4. On the battlefield: Buddy aid ; Litter bearers ; Ambulances ; Field hospitals ; Mobile hospitals ; Evacuating the wounded ; Evacuation hospitals ; Hospital trains ; Camp hospitals

5. Behind the lines: Quarters and living conditions ; Leisure ; In the operating room ; Central Medical Department Laboratory ; Disease ; Death ; Hospital centers ; Convalescence

6. Victory!: Farewell to France ; Awards and citations

Summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 238).

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed March 21, 2017).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: Answering the call.

OCLC:

761059968

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified