Título:
Women heroes of World War I : 16 remarkable resisters, soldiers, spies, and medics / Kathryn J. Atwood.
ISBN:
9781613746868
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Información de publicación:
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2014]
Descripción física:
246 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Contenido:
Resisters and spies. Edith Cavell: "Patriotism is not enough" -- Louis Thuliez: "Because I am a Frenchwoman" -- Emilienne Moreau: the teen who became a national symbol -- Gabrielle Petit: feisty patriot -- Marthe Cnockaert: nrse for the Germans, spy for the Belgians -- Louise de Bettignies: intelligence organizer extraordinaire -- Medical personnel. Elsie Inglis: surgeon and hospital founder -- Olive King: adventurous ambulance driver -- Helena Gleichen: x-ray expert on the Italian front -- Shirley Millard: nurse armed with enthusiasm -- Soldiers. Maria Bochkareva: women's battalion of death -- Flora Sandes: "Remember you're a soldier" -- Marina Yurlova: "I'm a Cossack!" -- Ecaterina Teodoroiu: lieutenant girl -- Journalists. Mary Roberts Rinehart: mystery writer on the Western Front -- Madeleine Zabriskie Doty: "Germany is no place for a woman."
Síntesis:
A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in World War I.
DAK_521_LEXILE:
1210L Lexile
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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn863596695
Disponibilidad:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1