Vera Brittain
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Vera Mary Brittain was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First W
Brittain shortly after the First World War
Plaque at 58 Doughty Street, London
Tombstone of Edward Brittain, Granezza British Cemetery, Asiago Plateau
A promenade bears the name of Vera Brittain in Hamburg-Hammerbrook
Testament of Youth
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Testament of Youth is a memoir of British nurse and activist Vera Brittain, published in 1933. Brittain's memoir covers the years 1900 to 1925, and continues with Testament of Experience, published in
Vera Brittain
…1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, Vera…
First UK edition