American Nightingale: The Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of NormandySimon and Schuster, 30. juni 2008 - 320 sider The heart-wrenching and inspirational WWII story of the first American nurse to die at the Normandy landings, the true account of a woman whose courage and compassion led to what a national radio show host in 1945 called "one of the most moving stories to come out of the war—a story of an army nurse that surpassed anything Hollywood has ever dreamed of." She was a Jewish girl growing up in World War I-torn Poland. At age seven, she and her family immigrated to America with dreams of a brighter future. But Frances Slanger could not lay her past to rest, and she vowed to help make the world a better place—by joining the military and becoming a nurse. Frances, one of the 350,000 American women in uniform during World War II, was among the first nurses to arrive at Normandy beach in June 1944. She and the other nurses of the 45th Field Hospital would soon experience the hardships of combat from a storm-whipped tent amid the anguish of wounded men and the thud of artillery shells. Months later, a letter that Frances wrote to the Stars and Stripes newspaper won her heartfelt praise from war-weary GIs touched by her tribute to them. But she never got to read the scores of soldiers' letters that poured in. She was killed by German troops the very next day. American Nightingale is the unforgettable, first-ever full-length account of the woman whose brave life stands as a testament to the American spirit. |
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... realized, it was the way she saw more deeply than the rest, and took time to chronicle what she saw in words. Sometimes those words were hers and sometimes they were the words of philosophers and writers whose quotes she carefully cut ...
... realized, it was the way she saw more deeply than the rest, and took time to chronicle what she saw in words. Sometimes those words were hers and sometimes they were the words of philosophers and writers whose quotes she carefully cut ...
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... realized, considerably farther down than Oneida Street was from the rooftop writing perch she'd carved out back home in Boston. She gave a quick study to the faces of the women to her right and left: Belanger, Montague, Cummings, Bowler ...
... realized, considerably farther down than Oneida Street was from the rooftop writing perch she'd carved out back home in Boston. She gave a quick study to the faces of the women to her right and left: Belanger, Montague, Cummings, Bowler ...
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... realize what was happening: some people were being allowed to pass and some were not. Immigrants couldn't miss seeing “the mark.” The first doctor would look at the newcomers in general. The immigrants were asked to say something, then ...
... realize what was happening: some people were being allowed to pass and some were not. Immigrants couldn't miss seeing “the mark.” The first doctor would look at the newcomers in general. The immigrants were asked to say something, then ...
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Side 82 - It is not the . critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...
Side 14 - Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
Side 8 - Speed, die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.
Side 142 - He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an Improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty, or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose...
Side 13 - Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
Side 207 - The GIs say we rough it. We in our little tent can't see it. True, we are set up in tents, sleep on cots and are subject to the temperament of the weather. "We wade ankle deep in mud— you have to lie in it. We are restricted to our immediate area, a cow pasture or a hayfield, but then who is not restricted?
Side 4 - The rain is beating down on the tent with torrential force. The wind is on a mad rampage and its main objective seems to be to lift the tent off its pole and fling it about our heads.
Side 5 - Sure we rough it, but in comparison to the way you men are taking it we can't complain, nor do we feel that bouquets are due us. But you, the men behind the guns, the men driving our tanks, flying our planes, sailing our ships, building bridges, and to the men who pave the way and to the men who are left behind —it is to you we doff our helmets. To every GI wearing the American uniform, for you we have the greatest admiration and respect.
Side 207 - We wade ankle deep in mud. You have to lie in it. We are restricted to our immediate area, a cow pasture or hay field, but then, who is not restricted? We have a stove and coal. We even have a laundry line in the tent. Our GI drawers are at this moment doing the dance of the pants, what with the wind howling, the tent waving precariously, the rain beating down, the guns firing, and me with a flashlight, writing. It all adds up to a feeling of unrealness. Sure, we rough it, but in comparison to the...
Side 5 - Bowler was the only one I had awakened. I whispered to her. Lt. Cox and Lt. Powers slept on. Fine nurses and great girls to live with . . . of course, like in all families, an occasional quarrel, but these were quickly forgotten. I'm writing this by flashlight. In this light it looks something like a "dive.
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