History of War

TENDING SERBIA’S WOUNDS

Source:   A Red Cross volunteer tending a Serbian man. The volunteers often experienced challenging conditions and traumatic sights  

Moved by reports of Serbia’s immense suffering in autumn and winter 1914, many female volunteers travelled to Serbia with the British Red Cross to provide the medical assistance that the Serbian army so desperately needed. Sally White, the author of new book Ordinary Heroes: The Story Of Civilian Volunteers In The First World War, explains what motivated these women to leave the comfort of their homes and journey to the Balkans to see the war at

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