Heroic Australian women in war: astonishing tales of bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda

1. Olive May Kelso King -- 2. Dr. Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd Bennett and Dr. Lilian Violet Cooper -- 3. Sister Alice Elizabeth Kitchen -- 4. Joice NanKivell Loch -- 5. Sister Sylvia Muir, Sister Vivian Bullwinkel, Sister Joyce Tweddell, Sister Betty Jeffrey and other 'paradise road' nurses -- 6. Mavis Parkinson and Sister Frances May Hayman. A riveting new work from Susanna de Vries continuing astonishing stories of female bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda. the brave deeds of women in war have long been overshadowed by male heroics. In this inspiring new book, renowned writer and historian Susanna de Vries profiles the grit, determination and selflessness of 11 outstanding Australian women serving in two World Wars: from Olive King, volunteer ambulance driver who saved countless lives in France and Serbia during World War I, to Vivian Bullwinkel, Joyce Twedell and Sylvia Muir, all three of whom endured years of starvation and cruelty on Bangka Island at the hands of their Japanese captors. Other women featured include Sister Alice Kitchen, Dr Agnes Bennett, Dr Lilian Cooper, Louise Mack, Joice Nankivell Loch, Mavis Parkinson and Sister May Hayman. these are all women who deserve to be known, recognised and celebrated alongside their male peers. In her informal, vivid style, de Vries focuses not only on the astounding courage these women displayed in battle, but also on their personal struggles and accomplishments - proving that they were each as influential and heroic in life as they were in war. "Nancy Wake remarked: 'The exploits of Australia7F 19s women at war have been sadly neglected for years.' Yet women have suffered, strengthened and defied fear in extraordinary acts of bravery. In this inspiring book, Susanna de Vries profiles the love, dedication and selflessness of eleven outstanding Australians over the course of two world wars from Olive King, who saved countless lives in the war-ravaged Balkans, although she lost her heart; to Gallipoli nurse Alice Kitchen, who also served in France; to Vivian Bullwinkel, who survived the Bangka Island Massacre only to face more than three years watching her colleagues die as a Japanese prisoner of war. Focusing not only on the astonishing courage they displayed amid death and chaos but also on the triumphs and pain of their personal lives, Susanna reveals how these women were as influential and heroic in civil life as they were in war."--Jacket Profiles the grit, determination and selflessness of 11 outstanding Australian women serving in the two World Wars. This book focuses not only on the outstanding courage these women displayed in battle, but also on their personal struggles and accomplishments - proving they were as heroic in life as they were in war.