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Blitz hospital : true stories of nursing in wartime London /

When the Blitz hit London, everything changed. Once, the Home Front was relatively safe. Now it wasn't. Suddenly, London was its own front line. This book follows the fortunes of two major London hospitals as they struggled to cope with mounting wartime casualties, St Thomas' and The Londo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Starns, Penny (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK : History Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Royal London Hospital > History > 20th century.
St. Thomas' Hospital (London, England) > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Hospitals > England > London.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > England > London.
Nurses > England > London > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > History > Bombardment, 1944-1945.
Table of Contents:
  • Getting ready for war
  • The phoney war
  • The first night of the Blitz
  • Taking to the underground
  • The relentless symphony of war
  • Danger in safety
  • Nursing the enemy
  • The Second Great Fire of London
  • Prolonged air raids
  • Medical advances
  • Nursing in crisis
  • Chaos and controversy
  • The mini blitz
  • Victory
  • Post-war reconstruction.