World War I

1. World War I Testament of Youth

2. Vera Brittain1893-1970  Upper-middle class family; Derbyshire, England.  Falls in love with Roland Leighton in 1914.  Four young men close to Vera go to war in 1914-- --Roland --Vera’s brother, Edward --friends, Geoffrey Thurlow and Victor Richardson.  Vera joins Voluntary Aid Detachment (military nurses).

3.  Vera serves with the V.A.D. throughout the war in England, Malta and France.  Vera and Roland become engaged in 1915.  Roland dies in December, 1915  Geoffrey Thurlow dies in April, 1917.  Victor Richardson dies in June, 1917.  Edward dies in June, 1918

4. Testament of Youth  Vera writes an autobiographical account of her wartime experiences when she returns to Oxford after the war.  Goal is to “tell history in terms of personal life.”  Testament of Youth, is first published in 1933 and is today acclaimed as Vera’s best work.  As an adult, Vera becomes known as an outspoken feminist and pacifist.

5. Protected Ambulance Shelters in Champagne, France

6. Australian Troops Dressing Station

7. Surgical Dressing Station at Fort Douaumont

8. Dressing a wound at U.S. Base Hospital #18

9. Fracture Ward of U.S. Evacuation #1, Sebastopol

10. Loading Wounded on Hospital Train

11. Wounded Troops Transport--Flat Bed Railway Cars

12. German Army Hospital, Berlin