BLITZ HOSPITAL : true stories of nursing in wartime london.
BLITZ HOSPITAL : true stories of nursing in wartime london.
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Publisher
[S.l.] : HISTORY PRESS, 2018.
Date
2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/3989
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Language
English
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Physical content
237 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Getting ready for war -- The phoney war -- The first night of the Blitz -- Taking to the underground -- The relentless symphony of war -- Danger in safety -- Nursing the enemy -- The Second Great Fire of London -- Prolonged air raids -- Medical advances -- Nursing in crisis -- Chaos and controversy...
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Publisher
[S.l.] : HISTORY PRESS, 2018.
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"As the German Luftwaffe subjected Britain’s major cities and ports to unremitting waves of aerial bombardment, doctors, nurses and first aiders constantly risked their lives to give urgent treatment to the severely wounded. Over 80,000 casualties were sustained during this period and city hospitals, especially in London, were working under...
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BLITZ HOSPITAL : true stories of nursing in wartime london.
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G 2019/3989
Record Identifier
74VKVeQ7aGOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeQ7aGOM
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ISBN
9780750982498
0750982497
DDC
940.547634212
MMS ID
991024256704702626
