Newport Nsw: BigSky Publishing, Date: 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine In A Like Jacket Pp 464 Index Illustrations 2010. BigSky Publishing ISBN 0980658268 9780980658262 [AU]

ISBN10: 0980658268, ISBN13: 9780980658262, [publisher: Big Sky Publishing] Hardcover Comprises the personal stories of sixty-five individual nurses, their voices preserved and their words, often fraught with emotion and mired in distress at what they have seen, endured and railed against, carefully retained. Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns and disaster relief. 2010. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w.
[York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 2010]

ISBN10: 0980658268, ISBN13: 9780980658262, [publisher: Bigsky Publishing., Newport.] Hardcover First Edition Review copy with publisher's ticket on front free endpaper. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. ; B&W Photographs.; 230x150mm.; (xxvi,464) pages
[Kingscliff, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2010]
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Newport, NSW Big Sky Publishing 2010 First edition. Hardcover Near Fine in near fine jacket 8vo (240 x 160 mm), xxvi + 464 pp, illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, glossary, index. Cloth boards in dust-wrapper. The book gives the personal stories of 75 individual nurses--men and women. Many are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions. The book charts the lives of Army nurses from the time of the Boer War, covering the two World Wars, Korea, the Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War, the Gulf Wars, Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Bougainville, East Timor, and Banda Aceh. In the series: The Australian Army History Collection.

ISBN10: 0980658268, ISBN13: 9780980658262, [publisher: BigSky Publishing] Hardcover First Edition Hardback Book and Dustjacket condition: As New INSCRIPTION ANS SIGNING OF THE EDITOR AND COMPILER Willingly into the Fray comprises the personal stories of sixty-five individual nurses, their voices preserved and their words, often fraught with emotion and mired in distress at what they have seen, endured and railed against, carefully retained. Many of these stories are told for the first time, particularly those of the recent campaigns, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions. These are men and women who, like those before them, often worked in the most primitive conditions, as one nurse remarked tellingly, `with TLC and little more'. It is typical of Australian Army nurses to proceed `willingly into the fray', often with little warning, but always with courage, determination and a strong sense of humour. In the hundred or so years since the first intrepid Boer War nurses set out, Australian Army nurses have forged a proud and enviable reputation. They are justifiably renowned for their determination to provide quality medical care despite extreme privation, perilous circumstances, and a lack of the most rudimentary medical equipment. If this is the reputation they can forge in the face of such adversity, then we have much to look forward to over the next one hundred years. Willingly into the Fray provides a rare opportunity for ...

Sydney, Australia: Big Sky Publishing, Date: 2010. 464 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2010. Big Sky Publishing ISBN 0980658268 9780980658262 [AU]