{"product_id":"9780674331211","title":"Robert Curthose, Duke Of Normandy (Harvard Historical Studies, 25)","description":"War, superb as it is, is not necessarily a filtering process, by which men and nations may be purified. Well, there are many people to write you of the noble side, the heroic side, the exalted side. I must write you of what I have seen, the other side, the backwash. --Ellen La Motte, Volunteer Nurse, May 4, 1916 During World War One, Ellen La Motte became one of the first American war nurses to volunteer to go to Europe--and she witnessed its horrors firsthand as she worked near the Western front. Her controversial book, which the US banned in 1918, vividly and graphically describes the \"backwash of war\": the dirty, smelly, lice- and disease-ridden bodies of the wounded French soldiers she cared for. They compose the \"human wreckage\" of highly organized and industrialized warfare. Sometimes cynical, sometimes poignant, La Motte's observations retain a freshness that makes for compelling reading. Arranged into 14 vignettes depicting typical events and scenes, \"The Backwash of War\" paints a picture of that conflict that, sadly, still resonates powerfully today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Wendell David\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarvard University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eFeb 05, 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e285 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e0674331214\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9780674331211\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931136700721,"sku":"9780674331211","price":83.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9780674331211.jpg?v=1713686413","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9780674331211","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}