This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines by Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi
English | May 7th, 2019 | ISBN: 1641600764 | 340 pages | True PDF | 68.42 MB
In January 1940, navy nurse Dorothy Still eagerly anticipated her new assignment at a military hospital in the Philippines. Her first year abroad was an adventure. She dated sailors, attended dances and watched the sparkling evening lights from her balcony. But as 1941 progressed, signs of war became imminent. Military wives and children were shipped home to the states, and the sailors increased their daily drills.