And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II

And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II

A galvanizing narrative of the wartime role played by U.S. Army nursesâ€”from the invasion of North Africa to the bloody Italian campaign to the decisive battles in France and the Rhineland.

More than 59,000 nurses volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps alone: 217 lost their lives (16 by enemy action), and more than 1,600 were decorated for meritorious service and bravery under fire. But their stories have rarely been heard. Now, drawing on never-before-published eyewitness accountsâ€”many heroic, some mundane and comicâ€”Monahan and Neidel-Greenlee take us to the front lines, to the withering fire on the beaches of Anzio and Normandy, and to the field and evacuation hospitals, as well as bombed and burned hospital ships. We witness the nursesâ€”and the doctors with whom they servedâ€”coping with the physical and psychological damage done to the soldiers in combat. We see them workingâ€”often with only meager supplies and overwhelmed by the sheer number of casualtiesâ€”to save the lives and limbs of thousands of wounded troops. With them we experience the almost constant packing up and moving on to keep up with advancing troops, foxholes dug under camp beds, endless mud, and treacherous minefields. The vividness and immediacy of their recollections provide us with a powerfully visceral, deeply affecting sense of their experiencesâ€”terrifying and triumphant, exhausting and exhilarating.

A revelatory work that at last gives voice to the nurses who played such an essential role in World War II.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2003-11-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375415142

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2003-11-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375415142

And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II

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