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Main description:
Laura Holland and Mildred Forbes, an inseparable duo, set off from Montreal in June 1915 to serve as nursing sisters in the Great War. Over the next four years, the two cared for each other through sickness and health, air raids and bombings, unrelenting work, and adventurous leaves. This thoughtfully curated collection of their letters home paints a vivid account of nursing through the battles of Gallipoli, Passchendaele, and beyond. Mildred and Laura were remarkably forthright, revealing how they relied on friendship, humour, and professional ethics to carry on in the face of mismanagement, discrimination, deprivation, and trauma.
Contents:
Introduction: Friendship and War
1 Journeying to War
2 Lemnos: "Poor Souls" and "Pathetic Sights"
3 Alexandria and Cairo: Mosques and Minarets
4 Salonika: In the Shadow of Olympus
5 England: Officers and Honours
6 France: Trauma and Taking Charge
Conclusion and Epilogue
Appendix: Laura Holland's Travel Diary, 1907
Bibliography; Notes; Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Publication date: November, 2016
Pages: 536
Weight: 652g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Nursing