Surgeons at War
Subtitle: Medical Arrangements for the Treatment of the Sick and Wounded in the British Army during the late 18th and 19th Centuries (Contributions in Military Studies)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: November 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780313316654
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; History Of Medicine; Land forces & warfare; Military History - Modern; Technology & Industrial Arts; Military; United Kingdom, Great Britain; General; Military - General; Military Science; History / Military / General; Europe - Great Britain - General; 18th century; 19th century; Army; Great Britain; Great Britain; History; Medical care; Medicine, Military
First sentence: While there were excellent schools of military medicine and military surgery on the continent of Europe that had been established during the eighteenth century, no courses of instruction were available in Britain for those who planned to enter as medical officers in the army.