{"product_id":"asleep-in-the-deep-nursing-sister-anna-stamers-and-the-first-world-war-paperback-2","title":"Asleep in the Deep: Nursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDianne Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 27 June 1918, the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, a Canadian hospital ship returning to England, was sunk by a German U-boat in contravention of international law. Two hundred and thirty-four crew members died, including fourteen nursing sisters. It was the most significant Canadian naval disaster of the First World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Stamers, a thirty-year-old nursing sister from Saint John, was on the ship. Now, her story will finally be told. In this well-researched volume, Dianne Kelly explores Stamers's childhood and nursing education in Saint John; her decision to enlist and her transition to military nursing; her service during the war in field hospitals in both England and France; and her final posting aboard HMHS \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e. This vivid reconstruction of Stamers's life is both an illuminating biography of a young woman's experience of war and an important examination of the role nursing sisters played during the Great War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsleep in the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is volume 28 of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416115757277,"sku":"9781773101767","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/9rP9amiYP69781773101767_5aef8149-16e2-45c3-a066-1786f5dd99ae.webp?v=1771211645","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/asleep-in-the-deep-nursing-sister-anna-stamers-and-the-first-world-war-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}