Publication

2008 - History Press Limited, The

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCRC971 .B76 2008

Description

From the Publisher: The 20th century saw two world wars and many other conflicts characterized by technological change and severity of casualties. Medicine has adapted quickly to deal with such challenges and new medical innovations in the military field have had advantages in civil medicine. There has thus been interplay between war and medicine that has not only been confined to the armed forces and military medicine, but which has impacted on health and medicine for us all. These themes will be examined from the Boer War to the dawn of a new century, and a "war against terror;" the experiences of individuals as doctors, nurses, and patients, are highlighted, with personal, sometimes graphic, first-hand accounts bringing home the realities of medical treatment in wartime.

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Other Editions

  • Fighting Fit: Health, Medicine and War in the Twentieth CenturyHistory Press Limited, The2008-01-01

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