Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-45 [electronic resource] /
Shilcutt, T.author.
Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and those who went as aid men to the line companies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chalkboard training -- Baptism of fire -- Combat reality -- The battalion aid station -- Day-to-day health -- Company aid men -- Conclusion.
Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and those who went as aid men to the line companies.
United States. Army
United States. Army
History.
History, Modern.
Military history.
Europe—History.
Social history.
Medicine—History.
History of Science.
Modern History.
History of Military.
European History.
Social History.
History of Medicine.