Story Of The Raaf Nursing Service: 1940-1990 (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: Limited signed & numbered edition. Number 27 of 1000 copies.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Binding slightly shaky.
In the skies above some of the twentieth century's most brutal theatres of war, a corps of extraordinary Australian women answered the call of duty with courage, compassion, and unwavering resolve — this is their story. Story of the RAAF Nursing Service: 1940–1990 chronicles fifty years of the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service, tracing its origins in the crucible of World War II through decades of dedicated peacetime service, honouring the women who served as the backbone of aerial medical care for the nation's fighting forces. Gay Halstead presents a meticulously researched tribute that is both a historical record and a deeply human portrait of sacrifice and sisterhood. Drawing on personal testimonies, archival documents, and official records, the narrative illuminates the unique challenges faced by RAAF nurses — from frontline evacuation flights to the quiet heroism of everyday service — in a voice that is reverent yet rigorously factual. Published as a limited edition of just 1,000 copies, this rare volume stands as an indispensable piece of Australian military and women's history, leaving the reader to wonder at the countless untold stories still carried by those who served.
Author: Gay Halstead
Format: Hardback
Published: 1994, Nungurner Press, Metung, Australia
Genre: Australian history
Edition: Limited signed & numbered edition. Number 27 of 1000 copies.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Binding slightly shaky.
In the skies above some of the twentieth century's most brutal theatres of war, a corps of extraordinary Australian women answered the call of duty with courage, compassion, and unwavering resolve — this is their story. Story of the RAAF Nursing Service: 1940–1990 chronicles fifty years of the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service, tracing its origins in the crucible of World War II through decades of dedicated peacetime service, honouring the women who served as the backbone of aerial medical care for the nation's fighting forces. Gay Halstead presents a meticulously researched tribute that is both a historical record and a deeply human portrait of sacrifice and sisterhood. Drawing on personal testimonies, archival documents, and official records, the narrative illuminates the unique challenges faced by RAAF nurses — from frontline evacuation flights to the quiet heroism of everyday service — in a voice that is reverent yet rigorously factual. Published as a limited edition of just 1,000 copies, this rare volume stands as an indispensable piece of Australian military and women's history, leaving the reader to wonder at the countless untold stories still carried by those who served.