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Farrell, Mary Cronk

Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific

160 pp. | Abrams | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-1028-5 $24.95

(2) YA Using historical interviews and modern correspondence with the subjects' relatives, Farrell presents a fascinating account of the more than one hundred army and navy nurses who served in the South Pacific in WWII. Through every battle and retreat, and even in POW camps, these nurses cared for the injured under the most primitive of conditions. The book's utilitarian design features archival photographs. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014