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Author Fenton, Peter, 1936-

Title Olive Weston : the heroic life of a World War II nurse / Peter Fenton ; foreword by Nancy Wake
Published Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers, 2003

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Description xv, 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages plates. : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents 1. The tomboy -- 2. The missionary nurse -- 3. Lieutenant Olive -- 4. Victory, fever and civvy street -- 5. Peace and romance -- 6. Steven -- 7. Alone again -- 8. The politician -- 9. Kapunda -- 10. Last chore?
Summary Queenslander Olive Weston was fifteen when she lied about her age and joined the American Army during World War II. Four years later, after working in many army hospitals and doing a stint in New Guinea, she was repatriated. Later married, her only child was disabled, and Olive set about improving conditions for the disabled
Notes Includes index
Subject Weston, Olive., 1926-
Weston, Olive.
War -- History -- Australia -- Biography.
Nurses Australia Biogrpahy
Military nursing -- Australia -- History -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
Military nursing -- Australia -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Australia.
Nurses -- Australia -- Biography.
Armed Conflicts.
Military Nursing -- history.
Nurses.
Warfare.
Australia.
Australia.
Genre/Form Military collection
Biography.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Author Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011.
LC no. 2004401973
ISBN 0732275865
Other Titles Spine title: Olive Weston