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A nurse's war : a diary of hope and heartache on the home front / edited by Patricia Malcolmson & Robert Malcolmson.

"The second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone. This first-hand story of one extraordinary but unheralded member of Britain's 'Greatest Generation' brings home with extraordinary lucidit...

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Main Author: Johnstone, Kathleen (Author)
Other Authors: Malcolmson, Patricia, 1944- (Editor), Malcolmson, Robert W. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester : HarperNorth, 2022.
Subjects:
Johnstone, Kathleen > Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Medical care > England > Lancashire.
Military nursing > England > Lancashire > History > 20th century.
Nurses > England > Lancashire > Diaries.
Medical care.
Military nursing.
Nurses.
England > Lancashire.
1900-1999
Personal narratives.
Diaries.
History.
Personal narratives > British.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Everyday scenes: June-August 1943
  • Free time, work time: August-October 1943
  • A winter's tales: October 1943-February 1944
  • Wards, walks, well-being: February-March 1944
  • Watching, waiting: April-June 1944
  • Warriors and wounds: June-September 1944
  • Stresses and strains: September-November 1944
  • Current facts, future prospects: November 1944-February 1944
  • Endings: February-June 1945.

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