I started to read this book last month, and finished it in two days. I couldn't put it down, it was so exciting to read about Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm; two extraordinary and heroic women!
The book remembers us also to the millions who lost their lives and who became wounded, as they came to fight to free us.
This year there will be a Memorial in Pervyse for Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm,the Madonnas of Pervyse!
More info:
http://www.clanchisholmsociety.org/public/docs/Elsie_and_Marie.pdf
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This woman is my hero. There are a lot of gaps in her memoir and moments when I wished she discussed more or gave more details, but her life was amazing. She loved speed and rode motorcycles for long distance races, was one of the Very few women to be so close to the Front lines, and overall badass. It's written 30 years too late to be in my dissertation, but I can't wait to refer to it repeatedly. ( )

http://www.crummy.com/rachel/2005/09/06/ ( )