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Gr 7 Up—This well-researched volume tells the story of the army and navy nurses who were stationed in the Philippines during World War II. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese began bombing the Philippines. The 79 nurses serving there came from different backgrounds: some longed for an escape from farm life, while others sought adventure. All wanted to find meaningful work caring for others. During the bombardment, their subsequent retreat and, finally, their imprisonment by the Japanese, th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

There are many books written about young people enlisting in the military, being unprepared for the horrors of battle or tortures of capture, serving bravely, and coming home. But women? In direct fire? In POW camps? During World War II? Not so many, a void Farrell admirably fills with this account of the more than one hundred army and navy nurses who served in the Philippines during the bombing and evacuation of Manila, the Battle of Bataan, and the evacuation and surrender of Corregidor. During every battle and every...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Using historical interviews and modern correspondence with the subjects' relatives, Farrell presents a fascinating account of the more than one hun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This incredible survival story is completely absorbing in its recounting of escalating tension and genuine heroics. Readers will be inspired by the nurses’ courage and indomitable spirit in the face of grave dangers. Primary-source quotations from interviews and nurses’ diaries provide immed...Log In or Sign Up to Read More