Helmets and Lipstick
Author | : Ruth G. Haskell |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017-07-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781387127474 |
ISBN-13 | : 1387127470 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Helmets and Lipstick written by Ruth G. Haskell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helmets and Lipstick is the first-hand account of Second Lieutenant Ruth Haskell, chronicling her time spent as a combat nurse with U.S. troops in North Africa during Operation Torch. First published at the height of the war in 1944, Haskell's memoir is a classic account of combat nursing in World War 2, an important addition to the literature of the war in North Africa and of the history of non-combatants in the Second World War.