The Roses of No Man's Land
$28.62
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2013
Summary
‘Macdonald writes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their battle on the Western Front’ - Sunday Telegraph
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 the 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241952405 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241952409 |
| Author: | Lyn Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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The tale is allowed to tell itself without any frontal assault on the emotions, and is all the more stirring thereby
The tale is allowed to tell itself without any frontal assault on the emotions, and is all the more stirring thereby * Observer *
About The Author
Lyn Macdonald
Lyn Macdonald is one of the most highly regarded historians of the First World War. Her books tell the men’s stories in their own words and cast a unique light on the experiences of the ordinary ‘Tommy’. The Roses of No Man’s Land, Somme and They Called it Passchendaele have been recently reissued by Penguin. She lives near Cambridge.
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