Sister soldiers of the Great War : the nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps / Cynthia Toman.
Sister soldiers of the Great War : the nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps / Cynthia Toman.
Sister soldiers of the Great War : the nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps / Cynthia Toman.
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Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2016/2526
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The great machine of healing -- The cast of characters -- Soldiering on under all conditions -- Soldiering on with medical and surgical work -- Social sisters "living as well as possible" -- Contemplating the costs of war.
Publication information
Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
British Columbia
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"In Sisters Soldiers of the Great War, award-winning author Cynthia Toman recovers the long-lost history of Canada's first women soldiers--nursing sisters who enlisted as officers with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. The nursing sisters' had a mandate to salvage as many sick and wounded men as possible for return to the frontlines. Nothing prepare...
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Full title
Sister soldiers of the Great War : the nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps / Cynthia Toman.
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Studies in Canadian military history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued also in electronic format.
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Toman, Cynthia, 1948-, author. Sister soldiers of the Great War. Studies in Canadian military history (CaOONL)20169003205
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G 2016/2526
Record Identifier
74VKVqLOLldg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqLOLldg
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ISBN
0774832134 (hardback)
9780774832137 (hardback)
DDC
940.47571
MMS ID
991024008007402626
