Pure grit : how American World War II nurses survived battle and prison camp in the Pacific /

Farrell, Mary Cronk.

Pure grit : how American World War II nurses survived battle and prison camp in the Pacific / Mary Cronk Farrell ; foreword by First Lieutenant Diane Carlson Evans. - 160 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-148) and index.

"The story of American nurses serving in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands on December 8, 1941."--Dust jacket.

1419710281 (hardcover) 9781419710285 (hardcover)

2013017134


Military nursing--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Nurses--History--United States--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war--United States--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Juvenile literature.

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