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War-torn exchanges : the lives and letters of nursing sisters Laura Holland and Mildred Forbes / edited by Andrea McKenzie.

McKenzie, Andrea, 1960- (editor.).

Summary:

"Laura Holland and Mildred Forbes, an inseparable duo, set off from Montreal in June 1915 to serve as nursing sisters in the Great War. Over the next four years, the two cared for each other through sickness and health, air raids and bombings, unrelenting work and adventurous leaves. This thoughtfully curated collection of their letters home paints a vivid account of nursing through the battles for Gallipoli, Passchendaele, and beyond. Mildred and Laura were remarkably forthright, revealing how they relied on friendship, humour, and professional ethics to carry on in the face of mismanagement, discrimination, deprivation, and trauma."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774832540 (paperback)
Physical Description: viii, 256 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Friendship and War -- A Note on the Text -- Journeying to War -- Lemnos: "Poor Souls" and "Pathetic Sights" -- Alexandria and Cairo: Mosques and Minarets -- Salonika: In the Shadow of Olympus -- England: Officers and Honours -- France: Trauma and Taking Charge -- Conclusion and Epilogue -- Appendix: Laura Holland's Travel Diary, 1907.