Sister Janet: Nurse and Heroine of the Anglo-Zulu War

by Brian Best and Katie Slossel

Book Overview

Janet Well's achievements make for fascinating reading. She was only 18 when decorated for her nursing service to the Russians in the 1878 Balkan War. The following year she became the only nurse to serve at the Front in the Anglo Zulu War. After a period in Northern Zululand she was sent to the garrison at Rorke's Drift very soon after the legendary action. Revered by the soldiers, she had to make do in appalling conditions with scant supplies. She...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844154254
• ISBN13: 9781844154258
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"