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Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War (The Canada Blanch/Sussex Academic Studie)
Mark Derby
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Description for Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War (The Canada Blanch/Sussex Academic Studie)
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1MBN; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
"It was bright moonlight -- good bombing light -- and once we had to stop and put out our lights as a Fascist aeroplane flew over. They usually come swooping down with guns firing at cars, especially ambulances. Finally we arrived at a town among the hills about 12.30pm. Here there is a hospital of about 100 beds in a former convent. They expect an attack tonight". In these words New Zealand nurse Dorothy Morris described her journey to a Republican medical unit of the Spanish civil war in early 1937. This book is based on the vivid, detailed and ... Read more
"It was bright moonlight -- good bombing light -- and once we had to stop and put out our lights as a Fascist aeroplane flew over. They usually come swooping down with guns firing at cars, especially ambulances. Finally we arrived at a town among the hills about 12.30pm. Here there is a hospital of about 100 beds in a former convent. They expect an attack tonight". In these words New Zealand nurse Dorothy Morris described her journey to a Republican medical unit of the Spanish civil war in early 1937. This book is based on the vivid, detailed and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196844
SKU
V9781845196844
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Mark Derby
Mark Derby is a well-known historian. He wrote for the New Zealand online encylopaedia Te Ara for six years and is the author of several books, including on New Zealanders who fought in the Spanish Civil War, the Waihi miners strike and, recently, a graphic history of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Reviews for Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War (The Canada Blanch/Sussex Academic Studie)
"This is an intriguing book which seeks to interpret the world-changing events of the Spanish Civil War and World War Two through the eyes of a nurse from Christchurch, New Zealand..." Murray Rowlands, former director of Morley College, London, New Zealand Studies Network UK & Ireland, August 2015