Angel of Bataan: The Life of a World War II Army Nurse in the War Zone and at Home

By: Walter Macdougall

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Synopsis: Alice Zwicker was the only service woman from Maine to be a prisoner of the enemy in either of the two World Wars. But there is more to the story than that. Across the nation, wherever one of the seventy-seven Angels of Bataan returned home, there was a hero&’s welcome. Those Army and Navy nurses had shown what American women could do and be, even in times of defeat. This is Alice&’s story: her growing up in a small Maine town, her commitment to the profession of nursing, and her immersion in World War II. There was Manila, Bataan, Corregidor, and then three long, hungry years when she was held prisoner by the Japanese. For Alice, the terrible legacy of war did not end with her liberation from internment camp, or even with her coming home. When victory finally arrived for Alice, it was achieved in her own soul.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 218 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781608933754
Publisher:: Down East Books
Date of Addition:: 10/02/25
Copyrighted By:: Walter M. Macdougall
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Medicine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.