Physical description

Illustrated book. Front cover has a painting by Cynthia Breusch depicting two female figures carrying a container hanging from a pole on their shoulders. Behind them is a barbwire topped fence. The book title is printed over this painting in red and white ink. The author's name is printed in white below the title, and the publisher's mark is printed in black above the title. The Spine is cream in colour, with abbreviated title printed in red, author's surname and publishers mark printed in black. The back cover has a cream background, with quotes from two nurses and a summary of the book overprinted in black

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom left of the first page is a printed coloured donation sticker: AHNL logo, "This book was donated to AHNL Inc-Nursing Archives by" the Alfred Hospital Library 21/3/18 (handwritten in ink) The previous catalogue number is handwritten in ink at top right of this page. Markings from previous owner are also on this page, pages iii & vii, and iside back cover

Summary

Experiences of Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War two