A volunteer nurse on the Western Front
Dent, Olive2014
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Plucky V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment) Olive Dent served two years of the Great War caring for soldiers in a tented hospital on the Western Front. She wrote this vivid account of her time there and, though a classic memoir of the period, it was long forgotten until BBC researchers working on 'The Crimson Field' rediscovered it, and pored over it for historical detail and dramatic atmosphere. Reproduced here in full, Olive's journal tells a real-life story of courage and cameraderie. Her distinctive voice, cheerful resourcefulness and rebellious spirit shine through as brightly now as they must have done 100 years ago.
Main title:
A volunteer nurse on the Western Front / Olive Dent ; with illustrations by R.M. Savage and others.
Author:
Dent, Olive, authorSavage, R. M., illustrator
Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Virgin Books, 2014.[London] : Virgin Books, 2014.
Collation:
289 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as A VAD in France: London: Grant Richards, 1917.TV tie-in.
ISBN:
9780753555774 (pbk)0753555778
Dewey class:
940.4'75'41'092920.DENT940.4754940.475940.475410
Language:
English
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Subject:
Dent, OliveVoluntary Aid Detachment (Great Britain)Nurses -- Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals -- FranceWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Medical careWarfare and DefenceWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, BritishWarfare and DefenceWorld War I -- Medical servicesWorld War I -- Personal narratives
BRN:
504587
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