Combat Nurses of World War II
Author:
Wyatt Blassingame
Illustrator:
Gil Walker
Publication:
1967 by Random House
Genre:
History, Military, Non-fiction
Series:
Landmark Books (Landmark)
Series Number: 116
Pages:
184
Current state:
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Here is the story of the courageous young women who served at Pearl Harbor, Corregidor, Anzio, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and other fighting fronts of the Second World War.
In World War II, Wyatt Blassingame was an intelligence officer with the Naval Air Corps on the islands of Tinian and Okinawa. He witnessed the work of army and navy nurses when he visited sick and wounded comrades in hospitals on Hawaii, Saipan, and Okinawa.
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Wyatt Blassingame
1909 - 1985American
A native of Alabama, Wyatt Blassingame has been a professional writer most of his life, having written adult fiction and non fiction as well as many... See more
Gil Walker
1927 - ?American
During World War II and the Korean War, Gil Walker served in the U.S. Army as an artist. He has illustrated many books with a military, medical, or ... See more
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Now you can read about the lives of these courageous combat nurses illustrated with photographs of the nurses themselves, what they saw, where they lived, who they worked with and more! This new format matches Medical Corps Heroes of World War II.
Here are the stories of the courageous young women who served at Pearl Harbor, Corregidor, Anzio, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and other fighting fronts of World War II.
As an intelligence officer with the Naval Air Corps in World War II, Wyatt Blassingame served on the islands of Tinian and Okinawa, earning a Bronze Star. He witnessed the work of army and navy nurses when he visited sick and wounded comrades in hospitals on Hawaii, Saipan, and Okinawa.
Combat Nurses of World War II
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Landmark Books: Combat Nurses of World War II
Released in 2023 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
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Length: 1 hr.
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Bookclub discussion featurings guests Jeannette Tulis (Green Door Children's Heritage Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides).
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Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
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Length: 52 min.
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Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.
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Combat Nurses of World War II
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Courageous young women indeed. Amazing young women. And they were all volunteers. These young women (Blassingame often calls them “girls” in his narrative) may very well not have realized what they were volunteering for, or what dangers and harrowing experiences...
Combat Nurses of World War II
A Series of snapshots—brave nurses in a bloody war: performing nursely duties, describing discomforts—caught with a...
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