Field Hospital and Flying Column (Classic Reprint): Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium Russia - Couverture souple

Violetta Thurstan

 
9781440075926: Field Hospital and Flying Column (Classic Reprint): Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium Russia

Synopsis

Front-line nursing, hospital wards, and the human will in wartime

This memoir follows a nurse and her colleagues as they answer the call to care under fire. It blends field hospital work with travel, danger, and decisive moments that shaped the home front and the front lines alike. Two first-hand perspectives set the scene: the rush of preparing volunteers and the steady, demanding routine of medical service amid upheaval. The narrative moves through Belgium, Denmark, Russia, and beyond, revealing both hardship and resilience in how people work together when war interrupts ordinary life.

  • Firsthand accounts of Voluntary Aid Detachments and Red Cross work under war conditions
  • Stories of travel, deportation, and aid work across multiple countries
  • Direct encounters with danger, disease, and the logistics of hospital care

Ideal for readers of wartime memoirs, medical history, and stories of courage in crisis.

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