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And If I Perish : Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II
And If I Perish Frontline US Army Nurses in World War II
Author: Evelyn Monahan, Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee
ISBN-13: 9781400031290
ISBN-10: 140003129X
Publication Date: 11/9/2004
Pages: 528
Rating:
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3.7 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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It's a little-known fact that 59,000 American women volunteered to be US Army nurses during World War II. And if I perish is a poignant attempt to make that history known. The authors, Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee, got so many replies to a request made in conjunction with the National Salute to Women Veterans of World War II celebrating its 50th anniversary they found enough material to write several books. The authors did an excellent job incorporating the stories of specific nurses whom they interviewed further with the larger picture of battles fought in the North African and European campaigns. (Another book, All this hell focuses on American nurses who became Japanese POWs.) I really enjoyed learning about military medicine, the role of women in frontline hospitals, and World War II in general through this book.