Nurses at War: Women on the Frontline 1939-1945 - First Edition Hardcover by Penny Starns (2000) | WWII Medical History, Nursing Heroes, Military Medicine Book for History Buffs & Collectors

During the Second World War, Britain's female military nurses actively pursued a 'frontline policy' for the first time, believing that their skills would be of most use to the wounded if they were working in operational areas. As a result, these nurses suffered the consequences of war in much the same way as their male they were bombed, tortured, imprisoned, and more than 3,000 of their number died as a result of the 'frontline policy'." "Combining a range of vivid oral and written testimonies with the author's linking narrative, Nurses at War examines the personal experiences of nurses at the war front. By offering them the opportunity to tell their own stories in their own words, and placing them in the broader context of the different theatres of war, the author shows how the war provided nurses with a dramatic and profound way of growing up. They also felt that their frontline dedication was never fully appreciated by a male-dominated medical profession.