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Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Nicola Tyrer (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; illustrated edition edition (28 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297846582
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297846581
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 95,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #21 in  Books > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Medical
    #69 in  Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > 1901 Onwards
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Valerie Grove, The Times
"Tyrer's prose, tripped of purple passage or poetic flourish, reflects a brisk journalistic commitments to gathering the last testimonies in a tale well worth telling"

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"Tyrer's prose, tripped of purple passage or poetic flourish, reflects a brisk journalistic commitments to gathering the last testimonies in a tale well worth telling" (Valerie Grove The Times )

"The great strength of this powerful depiction of wartime nursing is the use made of contemporary accounts by the nurses themselves" (Penelope Lively Daily Mail )

"anyone seeking a definition of the genuinely heroic should read Nicola Tyrer's moving account of Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Service" (Virginia Nicholson Evening Standard )

"While extolling their courage, Tyrer is warmly sympathetic to her flesh-and-blood subjects, their hopes, fears and hungers" (The Scotsman )

"this timely new book finally gives these marvellous and brave women the platform they deserve" (Good Book Guide )

Drawing on hitherto unpublished diaries and letters, Tyrer has produced a powerful and uplifing book that fizzes with anecdotal detail." (Christopher Silvester Sunday Express )

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5.0 out of 5 stars A story finally told...., 20 Aug 2008
By Iceni Peasant (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
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Finally a book that tells the story of the remarkable women nurses in WW2. From the first page the reader is immediately transported to the world that these women were part of. From their nursing training to the weird and wonderful details of their uniform.

If you think you know what nurses such as these did in WW2, then think again. The horrors they endured and the terrible situations they found themselves in will shock the reader and leave you with nothing but admiration for their spirit and bravery.

The book has plenty of quotes and paragraphs from the women themselves, and/or diary entries from that time. A few of the women are featured throughout the book, and the reader will find themselves taken vividly back to that time and seeing it all through the nurses' eyes and feeling like you are really getting to know these characters.
A superb book, and a very important book that anyone with an interest in WW2 should read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sisters in arms, 2 Feb 2009
Very good book. As a retired nurse it was interesting to read how the nurses coped in sometimes dreadful conditions
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly inspiring, 8 Mar 2009
By E. Wilkins (Lancs, England) - See all my reviews
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I have just finished reading this amazing book and I am completely in awe of these women. The accounts of these women's experiences during WWII, in particular those in the east, and how each of them dealt with their situation, never leaving their patients and always putting others first, are truly inspiring and really makes you realise that these women are a breed apart.

To say this is a powerful, uplifting book is an understatement. It often moved me to tears, not because the content is upsetting (although there is no doubt that there are some truly hard hitting and deeply upsetting anecdotes) but because these women are true patriots and their courage, bravery and love for their country and their countrymen fill me with pride.

I recommend this book to anyone, not just females. This book reminds you how proud you should, and can, be to be British.
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