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'Nancy Wake remarked: 'The exploits of Australia's women at war have been sadly neglected for years.’ Yet women have suffered, strengthened and defied fear in extraordinary acts of bravery.
'In this inspiring book, Susanna de Vries profiles the love, dedication and selflessness, of eleven outstanding Australians over the course of two world wars ‑ from Olive King, who saved countless lives in the war-ravaged Balkans, although she lost her heart; to Gallipoli nurse Alice Kitchen, who also served in France; to Vivian Bullwinkel, who survived the Bangka Island Massacre only to face more than three years watching her colleagues die as a Japanese prisoner of war and her ‘Paradise Road’ colleagues, Sisters Betty Jeffrey and Queenslanders Sylvia Muir and Joice Tweddell..
'Focusing not only on the astounding courage they displayed amid death and chaos but also on the triumphs and pain of their personal lives, Susanna reveals how these women were as influential and heroic in civil life as they were in war.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to my friend Alexander Freeleagus, AM, Greek Consul fo Queensland, who has done so much to promote the life and work of Joice Loch, Australia's forgotten heroine, whose life and work emphasise the strong bonds that bind Greece and Australia.
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Women Brave Frontline of War and Misogny
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 October 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Time To Salute Our Unsung Heroines
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 April 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Tears for War Tales
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 April 2004; (p. 2)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
[Review] Heroic Women in War
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 19 no. 3 2004; (p. 44)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Heroic Australian Women in War by Susanna de Vries
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 12 no. 2 2004; (p. 31)
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Book Ensures Women of war No Longer Unsung Heroines
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 April 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Enduring Images of a Dozen Brave and Selfless Women
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 April 2004; (p. 4a-5a)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Courage Under Fire
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 April 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Women o' War
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 May vol. 122 no. 6419 2004; (p. 65)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
[Review] Heroic Women in War
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 19 no. 3 2004; (p. 44)
— Review of Heroic Australian Women in War : Astonishing Tales of Bravery from Galliopoli to Kokoda 2004 selected work biography -
Heroic Australian Women in War by Susanna de Vries
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 12 no. 2 2004; (p. 31)