{"product_id":"2940012849069","title":"Fanny Goes to War","description":"I eagerly avail myself of the Author's invitation to write a foreword to her book, as it gives me an opportunity of expressing something of the admiration, of the wonder, of the intense brotherly sympathy and affection—almost adoration—which has from time to time overwhelmed me when witnessing the work of our women during the Great War.\u003cbr\u003eThey have been in situations where, five short years ago, no one would ever have thought of finding them. They have witnessed and taken active part in scenes nerve-racking and heart-rending beyond the power of description. Often it has been my duty to watch car-load after car-load of severely wounded being dumped into the reception marquees of a Casualty Clearing Station. There they would be placed in long rows awaiting their turn, and there, amid the groans of the wounded and the loud gaspings of the gassed, at the mere approach of a sister there would be a perceptible change and every conscious eye would brighten as with a ray of fresh hope. In the resuscitation and moribund marquees, nothing was more pathetic than to see \"Sister,\" with her notebook, stooping over some dying lad, catching his last messages to his loved ones....\u003cbr\u003eThis book is dedicated to the nurses who served during WWI - The Great War.","brand":"Robin Michell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081933668592,"sku":"2940012849069","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012849069_p0.jpg?v=1763573520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012849069","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}