Blitz Hospital: True Stories of Nursing in Wartime London

by Penny Starns

As the German Luftwaffe subjected Britain's major cities and ports to unremitting waves of aerial bombardment, doctors, nurses and first aiders constantly risked their lives to give urgent treatment to the severely wounded. Over 80,000 casualties were sustained during this period and city hospitals, especially in London, were working under extreme conditions.The diaries of London nurses reveal that they were confronted by a vast array of appalling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750982497
• ISBN13: 9780750982498
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"