Description |
xv, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-331) and index. |
Contents |
Building the medical machine : the Western front, 1914-June 1916 -- The machine in motion : the Western front, July 1916-November 1918 -- War, health, and citizenship : preventive medicine on the Western front -- Gallipoli : the failure of command -- "Wonder and pain" : Mesopotamia, November 1914-May 1916 -- War against nature : malaria in Salonika, East Africa, and the Middle East -- Military medicine in transition : Mesopotamia, June 1916-November 1918. |
Summary |
'The Medical War' describes the role of medicine in the British Army during the First World War. It argues that medicine played a vital part in the war, helping to sustain the morale of troops and their families, and reducing the wastage of manpower. |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Medical care.
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Medicine, Military -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Military Medicine -- history -- Great Britain. |
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History, 20th Century -- Great Britain. |
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World War I -- Great Britain. |
ISBN |
9780199575824 |
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0199575827 |
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