Elsie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women on the Western Front
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New York : Pegasus, 2010.
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9781605980942, 1605980943, 1605982571, 9781605982571
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Published
New York : Pegasus, 2010.
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Book
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280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
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9781605980942, 1605980943, 1605982571, 9781605982571

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index.
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When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty-year-old divorcee, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic living at home. In 1914, they roared off to London "to do their bit" for the war effort, and within a month they were in Belgium driving ambulances. Frustrated by men dying of shock in their vehicles, they set up their own first-aid post on the front line in the village of Pervyse, near Ypres, risking their lives under sniper fire and heavy bombardment. As news of their courage and expertise spread, the "Angels of Pervyse" became celebrities. Glamorous and influential, they were having the time of their lives, and for four years Elsie and Mairi and stayed in Pervyse until they were nearly killed by gas. But returning home and adjusting to peacetime life--and the role of women in British society--was to prove more challenging than the war.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Atkinson, D. (2010). Elsie and Mairi go to war: two extraordinary women on the Western Front (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Atkinson, Diane. 2010. Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women On the Western Front. Pegasus.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Atkinson, Diane. Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women On the Western Front Pegasus, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Atkinson, Diane. Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women On the Western Front First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus, 2010.

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