Blitz hospital : true stories of nursing in wartime London / Penny Starns.

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 London. The d...

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Main Author: Starns, Penny (Author)
Language:English
Published: Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2018.
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Physical Description:237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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. 
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