The medical war
Subtitle: British military medicine in the First World War
By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780199575824
Subjects: Medical care; World War, 1914-1918; Military Medicine; History
Description: '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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-331) and index.