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The US nurses stationed in the Far East when America entered World War II faced the reality of combat, the anguish of surrender and the brutality of captivity. This volume aims to tell their story so that American men and women can appreciate the depth of sacrifices made by their countrymen and women in the cause of freedom. It provides an account of their struggle and of the fighting that took place on Bataan and Corregidor.

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These nurses faced the reality of combat, anguish of surrender, and the brutality of captivity. Their story... must be told, if American men and women are to appreciate the depth of sacrifices made by their countrymen and women in the cause of freedom. - Rear Admiral Frances Shea Buckley, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.); As well as ably telling the story of what women can tolerate in the service of their country, the authors give a stirring account of the fighting that took place on Bataan and Corregidor. - American History

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Evelyn M. Monahan served as a U.S. Army medic during the Vietnam era and is a retired psychologist. Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee served in the Navy Nurse Corps during the Vietnam era and has held a number of clinical and administrative posts within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Monahan and Neidel-Greenlee are coauthors, with Agnes Jensen Mangerich, of Albanian Escape: The True Story of U.S. Army Nurses Behind Enemy Lines.

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