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Pure Grit : How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific by Mary Cronk Farrell is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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“Farrell chronicles the harrowing story of U.S. Army and Navy nurses based in the Philippines during WWII... a memorable portrayal.” —Booklist (starred review) In the early 1940s, young women enlisted for peacetime duty as U.S. Army nurses. But when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 blasted the United States into World War II, 101 American Army and Navy nurses serving in the Philippines were suddenly treating wounded and dying soldiers while bombs exploded all around them. The women served in jerry-rigged jungle hospitals on the Bataan Peninsula and in underground tunnels on Corregidor Island. Later, when most of them were captured by the Japanese as prisoners of war, they suffered disease and near-starvation for three years. Pure Grit is a story of sisterhood and suffering, of tragedy and betrayal, of death and life. The women cared for one another, maintained discipline, and honored their vocation to nurse anyone in need—all 101 coming home alive. The book is illustrated with archival photographs and includes an index, glossary, and timeline. “Farrell doesn't spare her young readers any grim details... She includes the challenges these women faced and the joy they felt

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Author

Mary Cronk Farrell

Publisher

New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781419710285

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Medical

Rating

4.14 / 5 (354 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14