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Picture of registered nurse Marthe Cohn on the left, the cover of the book in the center, and then a few photos of clips of the movie on the rightFeatureA Sixth Sense for Danger: The Marthe Hoffnung Cohn StoryA Jewish nurse spying in Nazi GermanyMarthe Hoffnung Cohn was an Orthodox Jewish nurse from Alsace-Lorraine who went underground to evade Nazi capture. She worked behind enemy lines as a spy for French military intelligence, and...
Mildred Dalton wearing a military uniform and hat, sits smiling towards the cameraProfiles In NursingMildred Dalton Manning (1914-2013), WWII POW and the “Last Angel”She joined the Army to see the worldSeventy-six years ago, American military nurses in the Philippines became prisoners of war. The last known survivor of these “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor” was former U.S. Army Nurse...
Three nurses in military uniforms stand around a sign that states "Nurses Quarters"FeatureAngels in Hell: The Nurse POWs of Bataan and CorregidorThe surrender of U.S. forces in the Philippines was only the beginning of the ordeal for these brave nursesFor most Americans, the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, was a shocking event to hear about on the radio or in the newspapers. For American...
Groups of people in a concentration camp are behind barbed wire fencing and wearing striped uniformsProfiles In NursingMaria Stromberger (1898–1957) – Austrian Nurse Who Risked Her Life to Aid Auschwitz PrisonersShe risked her life to ease suffering, then after the war testified against the Nazi guardsMoments of crisis can challenge the courage and ethics of any nurse, but we may all pray that our strength of character never faces the kind of tests Austrian nurse Maria Stromberger endured...
Illustration of the Centaur hospital ship sinking with people swimming around it. On the right, there is a photo of Ellen Savage in a dress and cap smilingProfiles In NursingEllen Savage (1912-1985), Australian Nurse Who Rallied a Nation at WarShe survived the sinking of a hospital ship during WW2Even if you practice for decades, your entire career may be defined by only a few moments. For Australia’s Ellen Savage, it was the three minutes it took for the Australian hospital ship...