War girls : The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in the First World War /

War Girls reveals the fascinating story of the British women who volunteered for service in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry during the Great. Examining their experiences on the Western Front with the Belgian, British and French Armies, this book shows how the FANY worked as nurses and ambulance drive...

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Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.
Military participation > Female.
Medical care.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Participation des femmes.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Soins medicaux > Europe de l'Ouest.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, English.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Female.
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > Europe, Western.
Western Europe.
Personal narratives > English.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • War girls: The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in the First World War; Half Title page; Dedication; Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Aristocratic amazons in arms The founding of the FANY 1907-14; 2. The great adventures begin Grace Ashley-Smith in Belgium Autumn 1914; 3. Band of Hope FANY with the Belgians at Lamarck Hospital 1914-15; 4. Not a woman, but a FANY Working for the British in Calais 1916; 5. Progression is our watchword The Belgian convoy and Port à Binson Priory Hospital 1917.
  • 6. Petticoat warriors The French units and the convoy at St Omer 1917-187. FANY service after the Armistice 1918-19; Postscript; Index; Index of FANY members.

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