The backwash of war : an extraordinary American nurse in World War I /
Extraordinary American nurse in World War I
by Ellen N. La Motte ; edited with an introduction and biography by Cynthia Wachtell, editor.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (x, 239 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Backwash of war : the human wreckage of the battlefield as witnessed by an American hospital nurse -- Introduction to 1916 edition -- Introduction to 1934 edition -- Heroes -- La patrie reconnaissante -- The hole in the hedge -- Alone -- A Belgian civilian -- The interval -- Women and wives -- Pour la patrie -- Locomotor ataxia -- A surgical triumph -- At the telephone -- A citation -- An incident -- Esmeralda -- War essays by Ellen N. La Motte -- An American nurse in Paris -- Under shell-fire at Dunkirk -- A joy ride -- Significant publications by Ellen La Motte --
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La Motte, Ellen N. 1873-1961. La Motte, Ellen N. 1873-1961.
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives. World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Western Front. World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals. World War, 1914-1918--Casualties. Soldiers--History--France--20th century. Nurses--United States--Biography. Military nursing--History--United States--20th century.