Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i 1
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures ix
5. Preface x
6. Acknowledgements xiii
7. List of abbreviations xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. Part I: Independent ladies 27
10. 1 Heroines in Belgium and Serbia 29
11. 2 Le petit paradis des blessés 48
12. 3 The hell at the heart of paradise 76
13. Part II: Professional women 97
14. 4 In France with the British Expeditionary Force 99
15. 5 American nurses in Europe 124
16. 6 The war nurse as free agent 143
17. Part III: Volunteer girls 171
18. 7 American young women at war 175
19. 8 The British ‘VAD’ 187
20. 9 Epic romance on Western and Eastern Fronts 211
21. Conclusion 229
22. Bibliography 246
23. Index 271