As the discipline of history has turned from the study of great men to the examination of the everyday lives of ordinary people, the writings of such authors as Florence Farmborough have taken on increasing importance. In general, travelers' accounts convey two kinds of information: what the individuals saw and how they reacted to their experiences. Travelers enhance their credibility not only by being informed about what they view but also by thoughtfully comparing foreign cultures to their own. When these criteria are met, the traveler's account transcends the genre of travelogue to become a unique primary resource. Farmborough's Nurse at the Russian Front: A Diary, 1914-18 (1974) is just such a resource. Her memoirs, based on a diary kept while she served as a nurse with the Russian army during World War I, report on war from the viewpoint of an idealistic, sometimes naive, and politically conservative young...