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We Band of Angels : The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese by Elizabeth Norman (1999, Hardcover)

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"This is a gripping book. Elizabeth Norman presents a war story in which the main characters never kill one of the enemy, or even shoot at him, but are nevertheless heroes. . . . First on Bataan, then moved to Corregidor, they were under almost constant shell fire, were always hungry, close to starvation, had horrendous diseases to deal with despite a shortage or even a complete lack of proper medicines, getting little or no sleep, nothing in the way of recreation--yet they were a true band of angels, inspiring all the men whom they were there to help. In a squalid prison camp, they remained giants, despite their small size. . . . They were the bravest of the brave, who endured unspeakable pain and torture. Americans today should thank God we had such women." --Stephen E. Ambrose We Band of Angelsis the story of women searching for adventure, caught up in the drama and danger of war. On the same day the Japanese Imperial Navy launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, it also struck American bases in the Far East, chief among them the Philippines. That raid led to the first major land battle for America in World War II and, in the end, to the largest defeat and surrender of American forces. Caught up in all of this were ninety-nine Army and Navy nurses--the first unit of American women ever sent into the middle of a battle. The "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor"--as the newspapers called them--became the only group of American women captured and imprisoned by an enemy. And the story of their trials on a bloody battlefield, their desperate flight to avoid capture and their ultimate surrender, imprisonment, liberation and homecoming is a story of endurance, professionalism and raw pluck. Along the way, they helped build and staff hospitals in the middle of a malaria-infested jungle on the peninsula of Bataan. Then, short of supplies and medicine, they worked around the clock in the operating rooms and open-air wards, dealing with gaping wounds and gangrenous limbs, ministering to the wounded, the sick, the dying. A few fell in love, only to lose their men to the enemy. Finally, on the tiny island of Corregidor in Manila Bay, the Japanese took them prisoner. For three long years in an internment camp--years marked by loneliness and starvation--they kept to their mission and stuck together. In the end, it was this loyalty, this sense of purpose, womanhood and honor, that both challenged and saved them. Through interviews with survivors and through unpublished letters, diaries and journals, Elizabeth M. Norman vividly re-creates that time, telling the story in richly drawn portraits and in a dramatic narrative delivered in the voices of the women who were there.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375502459
ISBN-13
9780375502453
eBay Product ID (ePID)
601958

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Book Title
We Band of Angels : the Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
Author
Elizabeth Norman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / General, Nursing / General
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Medical, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
25.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
D807.U6n58 1999
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Advance praise for We Band of Angels "From diaries, letters and interviews with aging survivors, Elizabeth Norman has filled in a vital but missing chapter in the history of World War II: the stunning heroism of women. Bombing raids. Malaria. Starvation. Capture. Survival. Here is the little-known story of the Army and Navy nurses caught in the brutal retreat of U.S. forces from Manila to Bataan to Corregidor, and eventually to three years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. It is as inspiring as it is horrific." --Linda Bird Francke "Elizabeth Norman brings a powerful new voice to the nonfiction literature of war, combining first-rate reportage with a lyrical narrative style to present an unforgettable story of courage and character. We Band of Angels is at once a terrific read and a classic study of human behavior under extreme duress, seen from the perspective of women nurses held captive under the harshest conditions imaginable in the jungles of the Philippines during World War II. These nurses were independent, professional and fearless long before American society encouraged such behavior in women. They saw the worst of war, and, thanks to Norman's masterpiece, their heroism can be forgotten no more." --David Maraniss
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
98-045998
Illustrated
Yes

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by belleck4meJan 22, 2020
Wonderful read.
Its about the nurses of World War II and what they went thru and had to endure dooing the war as prisoners of War.
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by propwriterJul 31, 2019
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Excellent story!
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by wtfomroSep 11, 2011
Great wwII book about a nurses in wartime
This is a great world war II book about a group of nurses stuck in bataan, it discusses there trials and tribulations of being the first women in war strucken times and the responses to the men around them. there is great deil to there imprissionment and how they survived this great oppression.
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by NO4BXuIMRem@Del...Dec 04, 2006
We band of Angels
This was great source of information about the time, and hardships of nurses during the war. Loaned my signed copy out and never it back. Mrs. Norman is a great writer on historical issues. I look forward to her next book.
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by maexplorer47Oct 08, 2011
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Excellent for people who love the human reality of war history. Very well written and many touching stories.

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