Beyond the call of duty Army flight nursing in World War II / Judith Barger.

Author/creator Barger, Judith, 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoKent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxx, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
United States. Army--Nurses. --History. --20th century.
United States. Army Nurse Corps--History.
United States. Army Air Forces--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care. --United States.
Aviation nursing--United States. --History. --20th century.
Transport of sick and wounded--United States. --History. --20th century.
Nurses--United States. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.

Contents Prologue -- Origin of Flight Nursing -- Military Air Evacuation Tries Its Wings -- Flight Nurse Training -- From Flight Nurse Graduation to Arrival Overseas -- Flight Nursing on the European Front : North Africa, Sicily, Italy -- Flight Nurses behind Enemy Lines -- Flight Nursing on the European Front : United Kingdom, France, North Atlantic -- Flight Nurse Prisoner of War -- Flight Nursing on the Pacific Front : Pacific Islands -- Flight Nursing on the Pacific Front : Alaska, China-Burma-India -- Flight Nurse Image in Mind and Media -- Challenges of Wartime Flight Nursing -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Unpublished Flight Nurse Interviews with the Author.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012048161
ISBN9781606351543 (hardcover)

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