Physical description

The spine and background of the cover are a cream colour. The title is printed in black text on the spine with the author's name. On the front cover, the lower part of the book displays a red square template with a mauve border, and inside the template is on orange emblem of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Above this image, at the top of the page is the series title, the editor's name, main title and then in small writing, the author's name.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'RETURNED & SERVICES NURSES" / CLUB OF VIC SUB BRANCH R.S.L.' [Stamped in purple ink on the first page]

Summary

This history of the QARANC records the role that nursing has played in the army from the 17th century until the present day. The author describes the rise of the early army nursing organizations and the genesis of QARANC. Her picture of Florence Nightingale is revealing in that it puts aside the conventional myths and shows us a woman of powerful influence and fierce determination who provided the administrative impetus for the formal advancement of army nursing. [from Trove record]