The Roses of No Man's Land MacDonald, Lyn Summary WORLD HISTORY: FIRST WORLD WAR. WORLD HISTORY: FIRST WORLD WAR. 'On the face of it,' writes Lyn Macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the First World War...' Yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasion. In leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantly. It was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spirit. And it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anything. All this is superbly captured in The Roses of No Man's Land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme courage. Perfect for fans of Allied Health Professions, Health, Family & Lifestyle, Medical & Healthcare Practitioners, Women in History, Family & Lifestyle Nursing, Scientific History & Philosophy. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 384 pages · Paperback By MacDonald, Lyn Details ISBN: 9780140178661 Author: MacDonald, Lyn Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Language: English Publication date: 24 June 1993 Condition: Used – Very Good About the author MacDonald, Lyn
