We band of angels the untold story of american nurses trapped on bataan by the japanese elizabeth m norman isbn 9780671787189 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. It is a gripping story about the experiences of 99 army and navy nurses who were trapped in the phillipines by the japanese shortly after pearl harbor the personality of each nurse emerges as the human spirit is confronted with the challenges of daily survival during battles escapes disasterous living conditions and caring for the casualties of war oral histories photographs diaries and sound research are incorporated into a well paced narrative to make this book a real page turner . Unspeakable misery was inflicted in what became known as the bataan death march the much lesser known story but no less compelling is the story of the band of angels the 100 army and navy nurses stationed in the phillipines when it was attacked by the japanese imperial army this is the story of the military nurses who were surrendered by their government and taken prisoner in december 1941 until the phillipines were liberated in 1945. We band of angels the untold story of american nurses trapped on bataan by the japanese item preview remove circle share or embed this item . In lieu of an abstract here is a brief excerpt of the content bulletin of the history of medicine 743 2000 644 646 book review we band of angels the untold story of american nurses trapped