Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
War, politics, and philanthropy War, politics, and philanthropy Richard Verville Describes the development of rehabilitation medicine from its inception in World War I and World War II through its expansion during the 1980s, as stimulated by the Medicare program. The book describ… OL15882843W
Sisters in arms Sisters in arms Nicola Tyrer "The experiences of the Queen Alexandra nurses (QAs) in the Second World War are some of the greatest adventure stories of modern times and - incredibly - remain largely untold. Thousands of middle-c… OL17887225W
A very private diary A very private diary Mary Morris Mary Mulry was eighteen years old when she arrived in London from Ireland to begin training as a nurse. The year was 1939. She had hoped for an adventure and a new start; she could not have predicted… OL20880197W
Burma Railway Medicine Burma Railway Medicine Geoff GILL,M. E. G. PARKES xiv, 255 pages : 25 cm OL25743224W
A NURSE'S WAR A NURSE'S WAR Brenda McBryde Branda BcBryde's remarkable account of her experiences as a nurse in the Second World War. Her uniquely moving story began on the eve of World War II when Branda McBryde enrolled as a trainee nurs… OL5183308W
Conduct under fire Conduct under fire John Glusman A gripping chronicle of courage in captivity, of sacrifice and survival, Conduct Under Fire recounts the fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor through the eyes of the author’s father and th… OL5843957W