Project Gutenberg 2008-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 146 La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) 1873 1961 Motte, Ellen N. la (Ellen Newbold) La Motte, Ellen Newbold 16020883 The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse Produced by Meredith Bach, René Anderson Benitz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Backwash of War" by Ellen N. La Motte is a collection of poignant sketches and observations written in the early 20th century. The book gives a firsthand account of the grim realities faced by military hospital nurses during World War I, focusing on the human toll of warfare and the psychological struggles of those caught in its wake. Through the experiences of a hospital nurse in a field hospital behind the front lines in Belgium, the work explores themes of heroism, despair, and the often unnoticed suffering that accompanies battle. At the start of the book, La Motte introduces the bleak atmosphere of a military field hospital, outlining the monotony mixed with moments of chaos that characterize the life there. The opening sketch portrays the harrowing experience of a wounded soldier who attempted suicide after being captured as a deserter. The narrative delves into the complexities of military life, reflecting on the attitudes of both the medical staff and the soldiers as they confront the futility and madness of war. The nurse's reflections prompt deep questions about ideals, courage, and the definition of heroism amid the carnage, capturing the heart-wrenching reality of those left to manage the aftermath—the "backwash"—of warfare, where the true human cost is laid bare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals, charities, etc. World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text World War I Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 190916 190956 2024-09-11T11:05:20.265319 2023-09-12T05:08:24.030800 text/html text/html 192238 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77095 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133395 2024-09-11T11:05:25.284124 application/epub+zip 133084 2024-09-11T11:05:21.907149 application/epub+zip 123660 2024-09-11T11:05:21.014178 application/epub+zip 262806 2024-09-11T11:05:28.043050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231268 2024-09-11T11:05:24.641110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249445 2022-09-12T11:46:39.200596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162666 162432 2024-09-11T11:05:19.741095 2023-09-12T05:08:23.523799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162461 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61274 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 162467 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61203 2021-01-04T05:45:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21344 2024-09-11T11:05:28.180066 application/rdf+xml 13134 2024-09-11T11:05:21.365096 image/jpeg 3414 2024-09-11T11:05:21.187117 image/jpeg 127118 2024-09-11T11:05:20.448111 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia