{"product_id":"american-nightingale-the-story-of-frances-slanger-forgotten-heroine-of-normandy-9780743477598","title":"American Nightingale: The Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe heart-wrenching and inspirational WWII story of the first American nurse to die at the Normandy landings, the true account of a woman whose courage and compassion led to what a national radio show host in 1945 called one of the most moving stories to come out of the war--a story of an army nurse that surpassed anything Hollywood has ever dreamed of.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was a Jewish girl growing up in World War I-torn Poland. At age seven, she and her family immigrated to America with dreams of a brighter future. But Frances Slanger could not lay her past to rest, and she vowed to help make the world a better place--by joining the military and becoming a nurse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrances, one of the 350,000 American women in uniform during World War II, was among the first nurses to arrive at Normandy beach in June 1944. She and the other nurses of the 45th Field Hospital would soon experience the hardships of combat from a storm-whipped tent amid the anguish of wounded men and the thud of artillery shells. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths later, a letter that Frances wrote to the \u003ci\u003eStars and Stripes\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper won her heartfelt praise from war-weary GIs touched by her tribute to them. But she never got to read the scores of soldiers' letters that poured in. She was killed by German troops the very next day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable, first-ever full-length account of the woman whose brave life stands as a testament to the American spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-363383\"\u003eBob Welch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.30w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743477598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743477596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO017000\"\u003eMedical (Incl. Patients)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Welch\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Eugene, OR, and is the author of 22 books, including the bestselling, \u003ci\u003eEasy Company Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Don Malarkey himself. He is an award-winning journalist and his work has been published in more than a dozen books, including seven in the popular \"Chicken Soup for the Soul\" series. In addition, Welch's articles have been published in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659992994029,"sku":"9780743477598","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b00d8c81-8c12-4d89-b643-c2f8da3d4cb7.jpg?v=1649346057","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/american-nightingale-the-story-of-frances-slanger-forgotten-heroine-of-normandy-9780743477598","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}