Edith Cavell : faith before the firing squad
Butcher, Catherine2015
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Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. She was shot by a German firing squad at the age of 49. Her execution was greeted with worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. Her death caused international outrage and may have contributed to America's decision to enter the war.
Main title:
Edith Cavell : faith before the firing squad / Catherine Butcher.
Author:
Butcher, Catherine, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Monarch Books, 2015.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780857216571 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.48641092940.48641B940.48641
LC class:
D630.C3
Local class:
920.CAVB.CAVB CAV
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
466621