Tomorrow to be BraveThis is the story of Susan Travers' remarkable life, from her childhood in England, her girlhood in inter-war Europe, her decision to join the Free French in search of adventure, her part in the North African campaign and her time after the war in the Foreign Legion as the only woman to join it. |
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Page 97
... hospital straight away . ' Placed in a ward in a former Vichy hospital , I slumped into a bed with no intention of getting up again . Later I was transferred to the Spears ' hospital - a lovely clean place with white walls and blue ...
... hospital straight away . ' Placed in a ward in a former Vichy hospital , I slumped into a bed with no intention of getting up again . Later I was transferred to the Spears ' hospital - a lovely clean place with white walls and blue ...
Page 102
... hospital almost daily for a period of eight days ' convalescence , after which I was told I could resume light duties . I couldn't wait to get back to work . The colonel seemed so much nicer than I'd ever imagined him to be and I was ...
... hospital almost daily for a period of eight days ' convalescence , after which I was told I could resume light duties . I couldn't wait to get back to work . The colonel seemed so much nicer than I'd ever imagined him to be and I was ...
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... hospital for fifteen days . Without friends or family , I had to leave my children in the care of native women . The wives in the camp frowned on that , but none offered to take the children for me . ' It's just not done , ' I heard one ...
... hospital for fifteen days . Without friends or family , I had to leave my children in the care of native women . The wives in the camp frowned on that , but none offered to take the children for me . ' It's just not done , ' I heard one ...
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