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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781780224824
- Book Title
- Dorothea's War
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Personal Memoirs, Military / World War I, Medical
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
ISBN-10
1780224826
ISBN-13
9781780224824
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038694425
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dorothea's War
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Military / World War II, Personal Memoirs, Military / World War I, Medical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
a rare insight into the conflict that engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1918... [Crewdson] witnessed extraordinary events but her diaries sing with vibrant optimism and high-spirited observations, interspersed with charming illustrations... her impressions are compelling and these diaries enchant-- THE FIELD, The single voice of a young nurse in World War I rings poignantly from the pages of this diary...Her bright, warm personality shines through as we read first-hand of her life employed in military hospitals and revel in the hand-drawn illustrations that punctuated her diary...This is an incredible legacy not only for her family but for all those with an interest in the work of women in World War I and her original diaries have now been donated to the Imperial War Museum-- FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE, Frustrations of work, flirtations with doctors, gossip, the enjoyment of precious days off - reading about all of this helps to gain insight into what it was like to go through the First World War. This is a book that will fascinate many readers-- CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER, Richard Crewdson has discovered a seam of gold for family historians: a continuous narrative by an ancestor who was involved in historic events... In this diary Dorothea describes four years of nursing with a spirited, gossipy tone, interspersed with weeks of fatigue and genuine danger...charming but harrowing-- WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? magazine, The book gives a very good insight into the role of the VAD nurse in comforting and patching up the casualties on their way back to 'Blighty'.-- STAND TO! The Western Front Association, an incredible insight into the working life of a nurse who 'patched up' the men who passed through the hospitals on their way to convalesce in 'good old Blighty'-- YOUR FAMILY TREE, These warm, charming diaries of a young nurse, who witnessed scenes no one should ever have to see, are a remarkable testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy and savagery., In a similar vein to Vera Britten's Testament of Youth , chronicling the realities of war and military hospital life, this offers an insight into the battlefield, medicine and society. Most surprising is the calm approach that Dorothea brings to her work, her consistent good spirits and simple pleasures derived from a good meal or a trip into the French countryside-- DISCOVERING BRITAIN, These warm, charming diaries of a young nurse, who witnessed scenes no one should ever have to see, are a remarkable testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy and savagery.-- CHOICE, the frank, moving diaries of a nurse who would witness and record some of the most horrific passages of the war and, tragically, would die just before she was about to return home from the battlefield-- CHOICE, This is a book of real charm and magnetism, enchantingly illustrated with Dorothea's tiny sketches... Dorothea describes her world with compassion, humour and a very sharp eye-- Victoria Clark , THE LADY, The pages of [Dorothea Crewdson's] diary offer a rare glimpse of the incredible work of a nurse in this conflict and the view of the war from a female perspective-- BRITAIN AT WAR
Dewey Decimal
940.47541092
Synopsis
The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tréport in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her first paid job, Dorothea began writing a diary. 'Who knows how long we shall really be out here? Seems a good chance from all reports of the campaigns being ended before winter but all is uncertain.' Dorothea would go on to witness and record some of the worst tragedy of the First World War at first hand, though somehow always maintaining her optimism, curiosity and high spirits throughout. The pages of her diaries sparkle with warmth and humour as she describes the day-to-day realities and frustrations of nursing near the frontline of the battlefields, or the pleasure of a beautiful sunset, or a trip 'joy-riding' in the French countryside on one of her precious days off. One day she might be gossiping about her fellow nurses, or confessing to writing her diary while on shift on the ward, or illustrating the scene of the tents collapsing around them on a windy night in one of her vivid sketches. In another entry she describes picking shells out of the beds on the ward after a terrifying air raid (winning a medal for her bravery in the process). Nearly a hundred years on, what shines out above all from the pages of these extraordinarily evocative diaries is a courageous, spirited, compassionate young woman, whose story is made all the more poignant by her tragically premature death at the end of the war just before she was due to return home., The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tr port in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her first paid job, Dorothea began writing a diary. 'Who knows how long we shall really be out here? Seems a good chance from all reports of the campaigns being ended before winter but all is uncertain.' Dorothea would go on to witness and record some of the worst tragedy of the First World War at first hand, though somehow always maintaining her optimism, curiosity and high spirits throughout. The pages of her diaries sparkle with warmth and humour as she describes the day-to-day realities and frustrations of nursing near the frontline of the battlefields, or the pleasure of a beautiful sunset, or a trip 'joy-riding' in the French countryside on one of her precious days off. One day she might be gossiping about her fellow nurses, or confessing to writing her diary while on shift on the ward, or illustrating the scene of the tents collapsing around them on a windy night in one of her vivid sketches. In another entry she describes picking shells out of the beds on the ward after a terrifying air raid (winning a medal for her bravery in the process). Nearly a hundred years on, what shines out above all from the pages of these extraordinarily evocative diaries is a courageous, spirited, compassionate young woman, whose story is made all the more poignant by her tragically premature death at the end of the war just before she was due to return home., In April 1915, Dorothea Crewdson, a newly trained Red Cross nurse, and her best friend Christie, received instructions to leave for Le Tr port in northern France. Filled with excitement at the prospect of her first paid job, Dorothea began writing a diary. 'Who knows how long we shall really be out here? Seems a good chance from all reports of the campaigns being ended before winter but all is uncertain.'Dorothea would go on to witness and record some of the worst tragedy of the First World War at first hand, though somehow always maintaining her optimism, curiosity and high spirits throughout.The pages of her diaries sparkle with warmth and humour as she describes the day-to-day realities and frustrations of nursing near the frontline of the battlefields, or the pleasure of a beautiful sunset, or a trip 'joy-riding' in the French countryside on one of her precious days off. One day she might be gossiping about her fellow nurses, or confessing to writing her diary while on shift on the ward, or illustrating the scene of the tents collapsing around them on a windy night in one of her vivid sketches. In another entry she describes picking shells out of the beds on the ward after a terrifying air raid (winning a medal for her bravery in the process).Nearly a hundred years on, what shines out above all from the pages of these extraordinarily evocative diaries is a courageous, spirited, compassionate young woman, whose story is made all the more poignant by her tragically premature death at the end of the war just before she was due to return home.
LC Classification Number
D629.G7
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