Fearless
Subtitle: Dorothie Feilding's war in Flanders, 1914-1917
By: Patrick Vanleene ; translated from the Dutch by Daphne Vanleene
Publisher: Academia Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Gent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9789038224824
Subjects: Women in war; History; Ambulance drivers; World War, 1914-1918
Description: The French marine fuseliers from Brittany who fought in Nieuwpoort, Flanders, from 1915 onwards, were brisk and cheerful youngsters, sporting colorful sailors' uniforms. Their nicknames "Playboys of Brittany" and "the Ladies with the red pompoms" were quite misleading, for the marines had a reputation as cunning and fierce fighters. If these soldiers were remarkable and strikingly colorful, their ambulance driver was even more so: for Dorothie Feilding was an English lady, daughter of the Warwickshire Earl of Denbigh. A woman in the war was unheard of in those days, but she stayed in Flanders at the side of her marines until 1917, saving hundreds of lives under horrendous circumstances. Along the way Dorothie won not only their hearts, but the admiration of generals and kings as well.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by The Council of Nieuwpoort; title: Foreword by Field Marshall the Lord Guthrie; title: A bird's eye view; title: A one way ticket to Flanders; title: The last stand; title: A return ticket to Pervijze; title: Providence and a dog; title: Battlefield Nieuwpoort; title: Killing fields; title: On the road; title: Queen of hearts; title: Dorothie's war; title: Censors, spies and journalists; title: Years of sorrow; title: Lest we forget; title: Sources; title: Index; title: Acknowledgements.