Edith Cavell
By: Rowland Ryder.
Publisher: Stein and Day
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915.
Description: "Edith Louisa Cavell (pron.: /kævl/; 4 December 1865 ? 12 October 1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [265]-267.
Includes index.