British Nurses, Signed (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Note from Author taped to title page. Signed by the author to title page. The picture on our listing is a photograph of the actual book NOT a stock image. [Loc. C7-4]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 24 × 16cm, 304pp. Signed and dated by Nicola Tyrer directly to the title page. The amazing experiences of the Queen Alexandra nurses in the Second World War form one of the greatest adventure stories of modern times, and - incredibly - remain largely untold. Thousands of middle-class girls, barely out of school, were plucked from sheltered backgrounds, subjected to training regimes unimaginable tough by today's standards, and sent forth to share the harsh conditions of the fighting services. They had to deal with the most appalling suffering, yet most found reserves of inner strength that carried them through episodes of unrelieved horror. Over 400 nurses died, torpedoed in hospital ships, bombed in field hospitals or murdered in Japanese prison camps. Dozens won medals for gallantry. From the beaches of Dunkirk, to Singapore and D-Day, they saw it all. Whether tending burned pilots from the Battle of Britain or improvising medical treatment in Japanese death camps, their dedication was second to none. This is their story. Condition: This copy is in very good condition. Signed by Author(s).