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Rogers, Anna.

While you're away : New Zealand nurses at war 1899-1948 / While you are away Anna Rogers. - Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2003. - ix, 352 p., [1] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-343) and index.

Against the Odds: New Zealand nurses in South Africa -- A Phantom Unit: the Nursing Service saga begins -- 'I Felt We Would Never Get On': the formation of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service -- Fifty for the Front: The first NZANS contingent departs -- The Maheno and the Marama: nursing on the hospital ships -- Death at Sea: the sinking of the Marquette -- Somewhere in France: serving on the Western Front -- Homes Away from Home: New Zealand war hospitals in England -- Other Places, Other Services: working beyond the NZANS -- After the Armistice: the problems of peace -- In a Good Cause: the Spanish Civil War -- Heat and Dust: nursing in the desert -- 'An Arduous and Frankly Dangerous Trip': the retreat from Greece and Crete -- A Grim Gampaign: the New Zealand hospitals in Italy -- Sisters in All But Name? The role of the VAs -- Bringing the Boys Home: nursing on the hospital ships -- Across the Sea: serving in the Pacific and Japan -- Faraway Places: New Zealand nurses in other services. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Captures the brave and moving story of the New Zealand women who nursed overseas in the South African War, World War I, the Spanish Civil War and the various theatres of World War II.

ISBN: 1869403010 (pbk.) : $39.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Military nursing--History.--New Zealand
Military nursing--New Zealand--Anecdotes.
Nurses--New Zealand--Biography.
Women in war--New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: 355.3450993