Angels of Mercy: A Women's Hospital on the Western Front 1914-1918 - Couverture souple

Crofton, Eileen

 
9781843410638: Angels of Mercy: A Women's Hospital on the Western Front 1914-1918
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 184341063X ISBN 13 : 9781843410638
Editeur : Birlinn Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

This is the story of the wartime experiences of a group of women who ran a field hospital near the trenches during World War I, often under conditions of great hardship. The text draws on the women's diaries and letters home. The Scottish Women's Hospitals unit offered their services to France and opened a hospital in the ancient Abbey of Royaumont, near Paris. The hospital operated from 1915 to 1919 and became famous for its nursing care, cleanliness and efficiency, recognised by the French authorities as a key wartime hospital.

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À propos de l?auteur

Eileen Crofton studied medicine at Somerville College, Oxford. She joined the Royal Medical Corps in 1944 and was posted to County Down where she met her husband. She was appointed county medical officer of the Midlothian branch of the British Red Cross Society in 1963, later being awarded life membership for exceptional service. In 1971 she helped to establish Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and was awarded an MBE on her retirement from ASH Scotland. She died in 2010.

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Éditeur
Birlinn Ltd
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184341063X
ISBN 13 
9781843410638
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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