WWI Wednesday: Outfitting the VAD
byNew VADs destined for military hospitals joined a detachment for one month’s probation, and if suitable, they signed a contract for a further six…
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WWI Wednesday: Homecoming of the Harlem Hellfighters
byNo band of heroes returning from war ever were accorded such a welcome as that tendered to the homecoming 369th by the residents of…
WWI Wednesday: Becoming a VAD
byThanks to Vera Brittain and her memoir, Testament of Youth, the most enduring female image of WWI is the VAD. At the outbreak of…