Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Famous Regiments
This history of the QARANC records the role that nursing has played in the army from the 17th century until the present day. The author describes the rise of the early army nursing organizations and the genesis of QARANC. Her picture of Florence Nightingale is revealing in that it puts aside the conventional myths and shows us a woman of powerful influence and fierce determination who provided the administrative impetus for the formal advancement of army nursing.
Juliet Piggott, Brian Horrocks
Juliet Piggott spent much of her childhood in Japan where her father, a Sapper and Japanese scholar, did two tours of the Military Attache. Her early interest in the country resulted in two of her previous books, Japanese Mythology and The Story of Japan. She has also written a number of children's books. She joined the Women's Royal Navy Service in 1942, and her working life since the war has either been in, or closely connected with, the book trade. Since she is the widow of Lt-Col Herbert Fairlie Wood, the military historian, author of The King's Royal Rifle Corps, one of the firs titles in the Famous Regimens series.
