Osprey Men-at-Arms 370 : World War II Allied Nursing Services

During World War II both the US and Great Britain developed large and sophisticated nursing services to deal with the casualties of the war. In the USA these consisted of the US Army Nursing Corps - which had responsibility for both the Army and the Army Air Corps - and the Navy Nurse Corps - responsible for the US Navy and the Marine Corps. In Great Britain the organisations were Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service and its sister organisation Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service for the Navy and Army respectively. The RAF was cared for by Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service. Martin Brayley looks at the uniforms and organisation of these services accompanied by illustrations by Ramiro Bujeiro. In addition it provides examines casualty and recovery rates and details the equipment and implements used everywhere from the frontline treatment of casualties to the hospitals back in the USA and 'Blighty'.

Contents

• Introduction
• Great Britain
• United States of America
• Canada
• Australia
• New Zealand
• India
• Soviet Union
• Select Bibliography
• Plates Commentaries