We Band of Angels The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan (Audible Audio Edition) Elizabeth M Norman Dina Pearlman Audible Studios Books
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We Band of Angels is the story of women searching for adventure, caught up in the drama and danger of war. On the same day the Japanese Imperial Navy launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, it also struck American bases in the Far East, chief among them the Philippines. That raid led to the first major land battle for America in World War II and, in the end, to the largest defeat and surrender of American forces. Caught up in all of this were 99 Army and Navy nurses - the first unit of American women ever sent into the middle of a battle. The "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" - as the newspapers called them - became the only group of American women captured and imprisoned by an enemy. And the story of their trials on a bloody battlefield, their desperate flight to avoid capture and their ultimate surrender, imprisonment, liberation and homecoming is a story of endurance, professionalism and raw pluck. Along the way, they helped build and staff hospitals in the middle of a malaria-infested jungle on the peninsula of Bataan. Then, short of supplies and medicine, they worked around the clock in the operating rooms and open-air wards, dealing with gaping wounds and gangrenous limbs, ministering to the wounded, the sick, the dying. A few fell in love, only to lose their men to the enemy. Finally, on the tiny island of Corregidor in Manila Bay, the Japanese took them prisoner. For three long years in an internment camp - years marked by loneliness and starvation - they kept to their mission and stuck together. In the end, it was this loyalty, this sense of purpose, womanhood and honor, that both challenged and saved them.
Through interviews with survivors and through unpublished letters, diaries, and journals, Elizabeth M. Norman vividly re-creates that time, telling the story in richly drawn portraits and in a dramatic narrative delivered in the voices of the women who were there.
We Band of Angels The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan (Audible Audio Edition) Elizabeth M Norman Dina Pearlman Audible Studios Books
Imagine you have joined the Army as a nurse and are sent to what was in 1941 a tropical paradise. You expect to do your job and spend your free time lounging under a lazy fan drinking martinis or lemonades with a handsome soldier. And maybe you will take up golf or tennis and maybe frolic in the surf or read a good book on the beach. That's the kind of life many of the ladies who signed-up to be Army nurses were expecting and some of them had that life for a short while. And then, Pearl Harbor was bombed and very soon after that the Japanese invaded the Phillipines.The Army and Navy nurses were torpedoed into lives of danger, explosions, blood, guts, pain, hospitals without walls or ceilings, bugs, dying men.
And later, in the Japanese prison camp they faced starvation, crowding, danger, and diseases with the same great courage and unfailing loyalty.
The author, Elizabeth Norman, did an outstanding job in her research and writing. She claims she interviewed 20 of the nurses who were involved in this history. Included at the back of the book are 44 pages of bibliography, end notes, and index.
A tremendously interesting slice of World War II history.
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We Band of Angels The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan (Audible Audio Edition) Elizabeth M Norman Dina Pearlman Audible Studios Books Reviews
Good view of the treatment of non-combats by the Japanese in WWII.
Real world of treatment of non-combats by Japanese in WWII. Eye opener to conscious neglect and cruelty of Japanese with first person story by extremely brave women fighting to remain civilized in a dogworld of internment. I liked the book. History tells you what man can do and is capable of doing today.
I rated this book 5 stars because it was very well researched and well written. I was not aware of these nurses or the role they played in caring for the sick and wounded in Bataan and Corrigedor. I am of an age where I still want to learn about WWII. I feel it is an important history the world should never forget and the story of this group of women is awe inspiring. My late son was an airborne combat medic in the 82nd and a nurse in civilian life. My beloved granddaughter is a registered nurse so the premise of this book is of great interest to me for both those reasons.
Excellent book. Well-researched, detailed and significant. A timely reminder of what women proved they could do under duress during WWII. Even though these nurses didn't receive the accolades they deserved when they returned to the USA, it is good to know that times have changed, when efforts by women are being giving so much more credit -- and not just in the military. Kudos to all of the nurses, especially the ones left behind to sweat it out in a prison camp in the Philippines, and to Elizabeth Norman for bringing their story to light.
Wonderful book about a breed of nurses who really knew how to give their very best despite horrendous conditions to care for their patients. Nurses who worked so hard but genuinely loved their careers and worked as a team, supporting each other in every aspect of work and life during a brutal period in WWII. Despite the harsh conditions they never gave up hope. The courage they displayed was remarkable. This book is a must read for nurses of today.
I purchased this title at the suggestion of a friend and I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in history/a professional nursing background. Well written, flows nicely and tells a compelling story of real women who grew up in the depression era, entered nursing for differing and personal reasons, requested duty in the Philippines at the start of WW 2, obviously before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and lived through the hellish aspects of war. They maintained their cohesiveness as a unit, their professionalism in carrying out their duties to their patients under extreme duress and the brutal conditions of prisoner of war camps. I applaud Elizabeth Norman for her efforts to interview these women capture their stories before they were lost to us.
Mention Bataan to anyone familiar with the WWII Pacific battleground and the reaction is likely to be one of pain. Unspeakable misery was inflicted in what became known as the Bataan Death March. The much lesser known story but no less compelling is the story of the Band of Angels the 100 Army and Navy nurses stationed in the Phillipines when it was attacked by the Japanese Imperial Army. This is the story of the military nurses who were surrendered by their government and taken prisoner in December 1941 until the Phillipines were liberated in 1945.
These women came to military nursing service from all walks of life and all parts of the country. As professionals they each embodied a passion for nurturing and protecting others. For some, the military afforded them the opportunity for a good education, worthy occupational training, and to experience life outside the confines of their humble daily existence. Life working in a tropical military hospital had its advantages. Exotic location, regular hours, and a congenial social life. Combat duty was the farthest thing from their minds. In an instant, everything changed once the bombs started flying. War is hell, and these women were suddenly tossed in the middle of it. They were there to heal, not to fight. But in order to survive while attending to the rapidly mounting casualties they had to do both.
They organized themselves into a team across the normal boundaries of Military unit command. They improvised as resources became strained. They tended to the weakest, the maimed, the injured, the suffering. They built, organized, and managed hospital units spread out on the jungle floor. They slept on bamboo cots, worked nonstop shifts, and lived by their wits. And then they were captured by (arguably surrendered by their own government to) the Japanese and sent off to prison camps. Everything gets worse!!
Eventually they are liberated and not a moment too soon. By this time the nurses are somehow still upright but just barely. They carried on their nursing duties while being imprisoned, and were subjected to the same inhumane treatment as other prisoners. At the time of their liberation they were suffering from dysentery, dengue fever, and all the other gruesome physical and mental effects of starvation and isolation. They were quickly flung back into life in the US and paraded around and, being women, objectified as fragile heroes. But when the military honors and medals were passed out, despite their remarkable resiliency and heroism and service to their country, their government could barely see fit to bestow a form of military honor below what their rank or service deserved.
We follow these women, who became known as The Band of Angels, through their reintegration into post-war life in the States right up until their last breath.
It is a remarkable story expertly told at the hands of a careful, thoughtful, and empathetic writer. It is a story that will break your heart a few dozen times and leave you in awe of what these women accomplished, and what humans are capable of doing, good and bad. After reading this I will never ever forget the story of these amazing women, thrown together by chance to endure one of the most horrific experiences in history.
Imagine you have joined the Army as a nurse and are sent to what was in 1941 a tropical paradise. You expect to do your job and spend your free time lounging under a lazy fan drinking martinis or lemonades with a handsome soldier. And maybe you will take up golf or tennis and maybe frolic in the surf or read a good book on the beach. That's the kind of life many of the ladies who signed-up to be Army nurses were expecting and some of them had that life for a short while. And then, Pearl Harbor was bombed and very soon after that the Japanese invaded the Phillipines.
The Army and Navy nurses were torpedoed into lives of danger, explosions, blood, guts, pain, hospitals without walls or ceilings, bugs, dying men.
And later, in the Japanese prison camp they faced starvation, crowding, danger, and diseases with the same great courage and unfailing loyalty.
The author, Elizabeth Norman, did an outstanding job in her research and writing. She claims she interviewed 20 of the nurses who were involved in this history. Included at the back of the book are 44 pages of bibliography, end notes, and index.
A tremendously interesting slice of World War II history.
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