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And If I Perish

By: Evelyn M. Monahan, Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
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In World War II, 59,000 women voluntarily risked their lives for their country as US Army nurses. When the war began, some of them had so little idea of what to expect that they packed party dresses; but the reality of service quickly caught up with them, whether they waded through the water in the historic landings on North African and Normandy beaches, or worked around the clock in hospital tents on the Italian front as bombs fell all around them.

For more than half a century these women's experiences remained untold, almost without reference in books, historical societies, or military archives. After years of research and hundreds of hours of interviews, Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee have created a dramatic narrative that at last brings to light the critical role that women played throughout the war.

From the North African and Italian campaigns to the liberation of France and the conquest of Germany, US Army nurses rose to the demands of war on the front lines with grit, humor, and great heroism. A long overdue work of history, And If I Perish is also a powerful tribute to these women and their inspiring legacy.
©2003 Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee (P)2020 Tantor
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I wish I could make this prescribed reading

This book is simply incredible. This comprehensive account of frontline nursing during WWII is so important and informative about humanity itself. It also starkly highlights how women’s erasure from history harms us all. I admire these women so much. This is one of my top 5 books now and it’s one of those that I’ll return to several times for reference, there is so much raw information here. It’s very good.

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