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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barger, Judith, 1948-
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2013]
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.
Physical Description:xx, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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  • Appendix: Unpublished Flight Nurse Interviews with the Author.