This small army of women : Canadian volunteer nurses and the First World War /

With her linen head scarf and white apron emblazoned with a red cross, the Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, or VAD, has become a romantic emblem of the Great War. This book tells the story of the nearly two thousand women from Canada and Newfoundland who volunteered to "do their bit" overse...

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Main Author: Quiney, Linda J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2017]
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