The medical war : British military medicine in the First World War / Mark Harrison.
| Author/creator |
Harrison, Mark, 1964- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | xv, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-331) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010933160 |
| ISBN | 9780199575824 |
| ISBN | 0199575827 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | D629.G7 H37 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |