On the War Path: A Lady's Letters From the Front (Classic Reprint)

Mrs. J. D. Leather-Culley

ISBN 10: 028203384X / ISBN 13: 9780282033842

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book offers a rare glimpse into the South African battlefields during the Boer War, from the perspective of a remarkable woman who supplied vital aid to troops. The author, a compassionate and determined woman, embarked on a journey to distribute comforts and medical supplies to soldiers and nurses in some of the most remote and dangerous areas of the conflict. Through her detailed diary entries, the reader is transported back in time, experiencing the harsh realities of war and the author's personal encounters with both British soldiers and Boer civilians. As the author navigates treacherous terrain and bureaucratic obstacles, her account not only sheds light on the human cost of war but also exposes the inefficiencies and mismanagement that plagued the British medical system during this tumultuous period. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: On the War Path: A Lady's Letters From the Front (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 028203384X
• ISBN 13: 9780282033842
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Childrens Fiction

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Excerpt from On the War Path: A Lady's Letters From the Front

It was written in all sorts of odd surround ings and is in consequence scrappy and not always English. My publisher, however, tells me I am not to touch it up, and I may say that what it lacks in grammar it makes up in truth. I put down things as they were and endeavoured not to say how I thought they ought to have been; there has already been far too much irresponsible lay criticism of matters military and medical in South Africa. I am indebted for three of my photo graphs to kind friends, the rest are my own.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.