Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vi
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Introduction 3
6. The Great Machine of Healing 11
7. The Cast of Characters 37
8. Soldiering On under All Conditions 73
9. Soldiering On with Medical and Surgical Work 111
10. Social Sisters: “Living as Well as Possible” 148
11. Contemplating the Costs of War 194
12. Epilogue 218
13. Great War Nursing Sisters in the Literature 220
14. CAMC Medical Units 224
15. Notes 227
16. Bibliography 259
17. Index 277
18. Studies in Canadian Military History 299