03246nam 2200613Ia 450 991046201750332120200520144314.01-921719-64-8(CKB)2670000000210237(EBL)932984(OCoLC)795120470(SSID)ssj0000677808(PQKBManifestationID)11415287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677808(PQKBWorkID)10697329(PQKB)11548366(MiAaPQ)EBC932984(Au-PeEL)EBL932984(CaPaEBR)ebr10601782(EXLCZ)99267000000021023720050623d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHell, hope and heroes[electronic resource] life in the field ambulance in World War I : the memoirs of Private Roy Ramsay, AIF /edited by his son Ron J. RamsayDural, N.S.W Rosenberg Pub.20051 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-877058-29-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1 'More Meat for the Germans'; 2 The Alluring East; 3 War on the Peninsula; 4 'A Disgraceful Medical Debacle'; 5 'A Well-Organized Operation'; 6 France at Last; 7 The Pozières Stunt; 8 The Fromelles Disaster; 9 News From Sinai; 10 Foul Conditions at Flers; 11 First Bullecourt and the German Response; 12 Lagnicourt and Blighty; 13 Back to France and a New Opportunity; 14 Rest, Recreation and Return; 15 The German Offensive; 16 The Australian Counter-Attack; 17 The First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux; 18 Hazebrouck and Villers-Bretonneux Again19 God With Us?20 'Peaceful Penetration'; 21 Some Hope Amid the Horrors; 22 Victory at Le Hamel; 23 The Tide Turns; 24 The Beginning of the End; 25 The Irresistible Force; 26 The Immovable Object?; 27 'Gay Paree' and Peace; 28 Homeward Bound; Postscript; Glossary and Abbreviations; Bibliography; IndexRoy Ramsay worked with the Field Ambulance in Egypt, on hospital ships evacuating the wound and sick from Gallipoli in WWI. He served on the Western Front, enduring the shocking physical conditions of trench warfare, and the struggle to retrieve the injured and wounded and get them back for medical attention. These war memoirs cover the whole course of the war until the Armistice.World War, 1914-1918Medical careAustraliaWorld War, 1914-1918Medical careEurope, WesternWorld War, 1914-1918Personal narratives, AustralianSoldiersAustraliaBiographyElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918Medical careWorld War, 1914-1918Medical careWorld War, 1914-1918Soldiers940.3092Ramsay Roy1896-1989.956447Ramsay Ron J(Ronald James),1938-956448MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462017503321Hell, hope and heroes2165691UNINA