The Flight Nurses’ War

Leah Garrett's latest is a wonderful, important look at the women who served with incredible compassion and courage in the hell of the Pacific in 1945. Unsung, until now forgotten, these true angels showed that women were not only essential to victory but also the difference between life and death for so many wounded and dying warriors of the Greatest Generation. A fabulous book! I loved it! -- Alex Kershaw, bestselling author of 'The Longest Winter' and 'Against All Odds'
Impeccably researched, The Flight Nurses' War provides new insights into female military service. A moving and important book. -- Clare Mulley, author of 'Agent Zo'
As personal as a confessional, these incredible stories of WWII flight nurses pull us onto the rocking planes with them, into the crowded hospitals, and across the bloody beaches. To the soldiers, Marines and sailors on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, these young women were the light of life itself. This heartfelt tribute to their courage and dramatic efforts to save their patients is a story that echoes down through the generations; we need to hear their truth. -- Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder, bestselling Author of 'The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line'
The Flight Nurses' War is incredibly fascinating and moving. As I devoured the book, I occasionally paused to reflect on what these remarkable women who saved and improved so many lives must have experienced. As Professor Leah Garrett demonstrates in her skilled narrative, the cost to them, in terms of trauma, peace of mind, and so much more, was incalculable. Put simply, this book has soul, and it shines a long overdue spotlight on an overlooked aspect of World War II in the Pacific. -- John McManus author of 'To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945'
This is a terrific book. Compelling, detailed, moving, honest; with wonderful portraits of a group of women whose lives and work were not only courageous, but deeply admirable. I defy readers not to be moved by the moment when the grievously wounded marines on Iwo Jima find themselves being comforted by the first Flight Nurses caring for them on their way back to the Navy hospital in Guam. They were truly angels in hell. With the added bonus of bravery, solid medical training, and the practical values so widely instilled among "The Greatest Generation'. -- Tim Brady, award-winning author of 'Three Ordinary Girls'
A vivid and powerful narrative of exceptional heroism. Garrett rightfully honours these forgotten women and places on record their war in the Far East for the first time. -- Helen Fry, author of 'The White Lady'