In the Company of Nurses: The History of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War

Yvonne McEwen

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2014

In the Company of Nurses

The History of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War

Yvonne McEwen

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748679126

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The untold story of the British Army Nursing Service during The Great War

Constructed from unpublished official and unofficial documents, letters and diaries of the time, this important volume tells the much-neglected story of the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) during the First World War.

Yvonne McEwen’s ground-breaking original research moves away from the long-held, uncritical, and overly-romanticised views of First World War nursing and addresses the professional, personal and political consequences that arose for nurses in the pivotal years from 1914 to 1918. This centenary volume is a vital contribution to the historiography of British military care-giving throughout this period and to the history of the Great War more generally.

Key Features:

Examines the complexities of care-giving and professional development
Highlights the political controversies over inadequate casualty care arrangements
Addresses the relationship between trained and volunteers nurses
Discusses the physical and psychological health of nurses on active service
Lists the deaths within the ranks of nursing services
Cites Military Honours awarded to nurses

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
BOOK I In the Lap of the Gods
1 Magic, Miracles and Myth: The Genesis of Military Nursing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
BOOK II The Wrath of the Gods
2 Did the Conflict Breed Conflict? The Politics of Care- giving, 1914 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Lies, ‘Limelighters’ and Nursing in the Land of Troy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4 The Scandal of Battles and a Battle with Scandals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
5 Casualties, Consolidation and Cameos of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
6 Daughters of Arête Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Appendix 1 Nurses Awarded the Military Medal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Appendix 2 Nurses’ Disabilities and Pensionable Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Appendix 3 Nursing Deaths Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 24 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Scottish Studies

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Published: October 13, 2014
ISBN: 9780748679126