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Testament of youth : an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925 / Vera Brittain ; preface by Shirley Williams.

Summary:

In 1915 Vera Brittain abandoned her studies at Oxford to enlist as a nurse in the armed forces, serving in London, in Malta, and at the Western Front in France. By war's end, all those closest to her were dead, and she had witnessed firsthand the destruction and suffering of modern combat.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0143108387
  • ISBN: 9780143108382
  • Physical Description: 661 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: London : V. Gollancz, 1933.
Subject:
Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970.
Authors, English > 20th century > Biography.
Feminists > Great Britain > Biography.
Pacifists > Great Britain > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, English.
World War, 1914-1918 > Hospitals.
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care.
Feminists.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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Jacksonville Main Library BIO BRITTAIN (Text) 36015000665923 Adult Biography Checked out 08/19/2026

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