Grey And Scarlet: Letters From The War Areas By Army Sisters On Active Service
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: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Chipped along spine - still a structural jacket.
In the chaos and courage of the Second World War's most harrowing frontlines, a collection of remarkable women found their voices — and Grey and Scarlet preserves those voices for history. Compiled from the letters of Army sisters serving on active duty across war zones spanning Europe and beyond, this extraordinary anthology chronicles the daily realities of military nursing: the exhaustion, the heartbreak, the dark humour, and the unshakeable solidarity that defined life under fire. With a foreword by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones, D.B.E., R.R.C. (Matron-in-Chief, Q.A.I.M.N.S.), the volume carries the weight of royal recognition and institutional authority, while eleven drawings by Robert Austin, A.R.A., lend the text a poignant visual humanity. Edited by Ada Harrison with evident care and sensitivity, Grey and Scarlet stands as both a vital historical document and a deeply personal testament to feminine courage in the theatre of war. The letters — unguarded, vivid, and often deeply moving — offer an intimate counterpoint to the grand narratives of military history, illuminating the war as experienced by those who tended its wounds rather than inflicted them. A rare window into a world of sacrifice too often overlooked, this volume leaves the reader asking not only what these women endured, but what of their stories remains yet untold.
Author: Ada Harrison
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Genre: WW2
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Chipped along spine - still a structural jacket.
In the chaos and courage of the Second World War's most harrowing frontlines, a collection of remarkable women found their voices — and Grey and Scarlet preserves those voices for history. Compiled from the letters of Army sisters serving on active duty across war zones spanning Europe and beyond, this extraordinary anthology chronicles the daily realities of military nursing: the exhaustion, the heartbreak, the dark humour, and the unshakeable solidarity that defined life under fire. With a foreword by Her Majesty Queen Mary and an introduction by Dame Katharine Jones, D.B.E., R.R.C. (Matron-in-Chief, Q.A.I.M.N.S.), the volume carries the weight of royal recognition and institutional authority, while eleven drawings by Robert Austin, A.R.A., lend the text a poignant visual humanity. Edited by Ada Harrison with evident care and sensitivity, Grey and Scarlet stands as both a vital historical document and a deeply personal testament to feminine courage in the theatre of war. The letters — unguarded, vivid, and often deeply moving — offer an intimate counterpoint to the grand narratives of military history, illuminating the war as experienced by those who tended its wounds rather than inflicted them. A rare window into a world of sacrifice too often overlooked, this volume leaves the reader asking not only what these women endured, but what of their stories remains yet untold.