Burges, Alan, — The Lovely Sergeant.

NY, Dutton, 1983. 1st ed. VG in G DJ ex-library. True story of Flora Sandes who served heroically as a nurse and front-line soldier in WWI. With the outbreak of war in August,. 1914, Flora, daughter of a village rector jumps at the chance to volunteer for service as anurse in Serbia thereby exposing herself to typhus, and constantly risks capture, torture and death. In one offensive push, 2,500 of the 3,000 men in her regiment are casualties. She is twice decorated for bravery in combat. By the author of book which inspired the movie The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Library markings.