No Time for Fear: Voices of American Military Nurses in World War II

ISBN-10: 0870134167
ISBN-13: 9780870134166
Series: No Time For Fear
Pages: 280
Language: English
Published: 1996
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Author: Diane Burke Fessler

Description

No Time For Fear summons the voices of more than 100 women who served as nurses overseas during World War II, letting them tell their story as no one else can. Fessler has meticulously compiled and transcribed more than 200 interviews with American military nurses of the Army, Army Air Force, and Navy who were present in all theaters of WWII. Their stories bring to life horrific tales of illness and hardship, blinding blizzards, and near starvation -- all faced with courage, tenacity, and even good humor. This unique oral-history collection makes available to readers an important counterpoint to the seemingly endless discussions of strategy, planning, and troop movement that often characterize discussions of the Second World War.