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

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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.
Subjects:	Royal London Hospital > History > 20th century. St. Thomas' Hospital (London, England) > History > 20th century. London Hospital (Whitechapel, London, England) St. Thomas' Hospital (London, England) Royal London Hospital. 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. Hospitals > history. History of Nursing. World War II. London. Hospitals. Nurses. Social aspects. England > London. Great Britain. 1900-1999 History. Personal narratives.
Genre:	History. Personal narratives.
Physical Description:	237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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