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Medicine in First World War Europe : soldiers, medics, pacifists / Fiona Reid.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reid, Fiona, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Europe.
World War, 1914-1918.
Medicine, Military--Europe--History--20th century.
Medicine, Military.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
London ; New York ; New Delhi : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Summary:
"Explores the history of medical services, health and welfare in Europe during the First World War."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: War is good for medicine
From the trench to the hospital
Iconic wounds: gas, shell shock, facial injury
Ordinary soldiers and ordinary pain
"We did not fight": medical pacifism and war
Lessons and legacies: "Blood swept lands and seas of red".
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and index.
Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns
Other Format:
Original
ISBN:
9781474204712 (online)
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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