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War hospital memoirs from Etaples and Dixmude
An injured soldier recalls hospital life after shell bursts, detailing the grim routine of treatment, the magnet bed, and surgical procedures. He describes nurses’ dedication, morale with cigarettes and food, and a Belgian patient recounting German atrocities in St. Quentin and Dixmude, ending with reflections on fighting the German people, not just the Kaiser.
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Chatra
Durses
Lord
Dixmude
St. Quentin
Germany
Legion
No Man's Land
Kaiser
Ike