More than Bomb and Bandages: Australian Army Nurses at Work in World War I exposes the false assumption that military nurses only nursed. Based on author Kirsty Harris’ CEW Bean Prize winning PhD thesis, this is a book that is far removed from the ‘devotion to duty’ stereotyping offering an intriguing and sometimes gut-wrenching insight into the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during World War I.

More than Bombs and Bandages provides rich pickings for all those interested in nursing history, women in the Australian military the application of medical treatments and World War I.

Details: Non-fiction, published 2024.

Format: Soft cover, illustrations (photographs), 288 pages.

Dimensions: 23.4 cm (h) x 15.3 cm (w) x 2.3 cm (d) / 420 grams.