Cellar-House Of Pervyse

Cellar-House of Pervyse

by Mairi Chisholm

This book recounts the extraordinary true story of Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker, two British nurses who defied regulations and risked their lives to provide medical aid to wounded soldiers on the front lines during World War I. Setting up their own dressing station in a cellar in Pervyse, Belgium, they faced constant danger and hardship, tending to the injured and transporting them to safety. "Cellar-House of Pervyse" offers a poignant and intimate glimpse into their courageous acts and the horrors of war through their personal journals and letters.

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