Publisher's Synopsis
The role of the Auxiliary Ambulance Service during the Second World War in London and other cities is undocumented and forgotten. From over 130 stations, an estimated 10,000 volunteers, coming from all social and career backgrounds, were plunged into a scenario as traumatic and horrific as anything encountered by any of the other services. Original and unpublished material is used to tell the story of Auxiliary Ambulance Station 39, situated in the heart of London. As nearly all the records of the service were lost after the war, this material is unique and fills a gap in the history of wartime Britain. At the core of the narrative lie the memories of Station Officer May Greenup who served at Station 39 for five and a half years.
