| Portion of title |
History of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Book I In the Lap of the Gods -- 1.Magic, Miracles and Myth: The Genesis of Military Nursing -- Book II The Wrath of the Gods -- 2.Did the Conflict Breed Conflict? The Politics of Caregiving 1914 -- 3.Lies, 'Limelighters' and Nursing in the Land of Troy -- 4.The Scandal of Battles and a Battle with Scandals -- 5.Casualties, Consolidation and Cameos of War -- Book III In the House of the Gods -- 6.Daughters of Arete. |
| Abstract |
Constructed from unpublished official and unofficial documents, letters and diaries of the time, this important volume tells the much-neglected story of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial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. Addresses the professional, personal and political consequences that arose for nurses in the pivotal years from 1914 to 1918.--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 0748679111 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780748679119 (hardback) |
