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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780743477598
- Book Title
- American Nightingale : the Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Medical, History
- Topic
- Women, Nursing / Medical & Surgical, Military / World War II
- Item Weight
- 11.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
0743477596
ISBN-13
9780743477598
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44468125
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Nightingale : the Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Women, Nursing / Medical & Surgical, Military / World War II
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Medical, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Mary T. Sarnecky author, A History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps Bob Welch's compelling biography of Lieutenant Frances Slanger illuminates the extraordinary courage and patriotism so emblematic of the valorous Army nurses who served in World War II. His intriguing volume serves as a celebration of these unsung heroines. It represents a valuable contribution to the literature of nursing, women in combat, and military history., James Bradley author, Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys A young nurse jumped onto the Normandy beach just after D-Day and comforted hundreds of wounded young boys. They beheld her as an angel, but she told them no, they were the real heroes. After a shell ended her life, larger stories obscured her death. Then almost sixty years later, a young author discovered that her memory still burnt brightly in the breasts of many. Bob Welch has done the country a service by recalling Frances Slanger's story. I recommend you enrich your life and read this touching story of an American Nightingale., Judith Bellafaire chief historian of the Women In Military Service for America Memorial Foundation Bob Welch's book may well start a sea change in public consciousness. No one who reads American Nightingale will ever again assume that every military hero killed in action was, is or will be male., Paul Greenberg Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist We have forgotten what they endured, and how much they hoped and fought and sacrificed, the young hearts who came to this country, and gave it their all. This book brings it back. I can't read Frances Slanger's letter to the Stars and Stripes -- written just before she became a casualty herself -- without seeing my own mother's face before me. That letter needs to be reread regularly, especially in these times, and reprinted every Fourth of July. So we'll be reminded, and reheartened., "Bob Welch has done the country a service....I recommend you enrich your life and read this touching story." -- James Bradley, author of Flyboys, "One day the name Frances Y. Slanger will be linked in the annals of the Army Nurse Corps with the same reverence universally accorded Florence Nightingale."-- Kent Hunter,Boston Evening American,1944, "Bob Welch has done the country a service....I recommend you enrich your life and read this touching story."-- James Bradley, author ofFlyboys, Evelyn Benson author, As We See Ourselves: Jewish Women in Nursing Reading American Nightingale is an intensely moving and unforgettable experience....Bob Welch has skillfully woven a rich and colorful narrative which captures the essence of Frances Slanger, RN -- that admirable, high-principled, humble and intelligent "daughter."...Those of us who lived through that period, as well as those who have come afterward, owe a debt of gratitude to Bob Welch for his original work in bringing to our attention the portrait of Frances Slanger, a woman whose life story is unique, timeless, and inspirational., "One day the name Frances Y. Slanger will be linked in the annals of the Army Nurse Corps with the same reverence universally accorded Florence Nightingale." -- Kent Hunter, Boston Evening American, 1944, Hampton Sides author of Ghost Soldiers and Americana Through indefatigable research and a nearly obsessive quest to inhabit a great moment in time, Bob Welch achieves something rare among works of military history: He brings one person, a single extraordinary person, to vivid life upon the page. Read American Nightingale, and you'll never think of D-Day in the same way again.
Dewey Decimal
940.54/75/092 B
Synopsis
She was a Jewish girl growing up in World War I-torn Poland. At age seven, she and her family immigrated to America with dreams of a brighter future. But Frances Slanger could not lay her past to rest, and she vowed to help make the world a better place -- by joining the military and becoming a nurse.Frances, one of the 350,000 American women in uniform during World War II, was among the first nurses to arrive at Normandy beach in June 1944. She and the other nurses of the 45th Field Hospital would soon experience the hardships of combat from a storm-whipped tent amid the anguish of wounded men and the thud of artillery shells. Months later, a letter that Frances wrote to theStars and Stripesnewspaper won her heartfelt praise from war-weary GIs touched by her tribute to them. But she never got to read the scores of soldiers' letters that poured in. She was killed by German troops the very next day.American Nightingaleis the unforgettable, first-ever full-length account of the woman whose brave life stands as a testament to the American spirit., The heart-wrenching and inspirational WWII story of the first American nurse to die at the Normandy landings, the true account of a woman whose courage and compassion led to what a national radio show host in 1945 called "one of the most moving stories to come out of the war--a story of an army nurse that surpassed anything Hollywood has ever dreamed of." She was a Jewish girl growing up in World War I-torn Poland. At age seven, she and her family immigrated to America with dreams of a brighter future. But Frances Slanger could not lay her past to rest, and she vowed to help make the world a better place--by joining the military and becoming a nurse. Frances, one of the 350,000 American women in uniform during World War II, was among the first nurses to arrive at Normandy beach in June 1944. She and the other nurses of the 45th Field Hospital would soon experience the hardships of combat from a storm-whipped tent amid the anguish of wounded men and the thud of artillery shells. Months later, a letter that Frances wrote to the Stars and Stripes newspaper won her heartfelt praise from war-weary GIs touched by her tribute to them. But she never got to read the scores of soldiers' letters that poured in. She was killed by German troops the very next day. American Nightingale is the unforgettable, first-ever full-length account of the woman whose brave life stands as a testament to the American spirit., She was a Jewish girl growing up in World War I-torn Poland. At age seven, she and her family immigrated to America with dreams of a brighter future. But Frances Slanger could not lay her past to rest, and she vowed to help make the world a better place -- by joining the military and becoming a nurse. Frances, one of the 350,000 American women in uniform during World War II, was among the first nurses to arrive at Normandy beach in June 1944. She and the other nurses of the 45th Field Hospital would soon experience the hardships of combat from a storm-whipped tent amid the anguish of wounded men and the thud of artillery shells. Months later, a letter that Frances wrote to the Stars and Stripes newspaper won her heartfelt praise from war-weary GIs touched by her tribute to them. But she never got to read the scores of soldiers' letters that poured in. She was killed by German troops the very next day. American Nightingale is the unforgettable, first-ever full-length account of the woman whose brave life stands as a testament to the American spirit.
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