Desperate surgery in the Pacific war : doctors and damage control for American wounded, 1941/1945 /

Helling, Thomas, 1947-

Desperate surgery in the Pacific war : doctors and damage control for American wounded, 1941/1945 / Thomas Helling, M.D. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"Caring for the wounded in the World War II Pacific Theater posed serious challenges to doctors and surgeons. This book details the efforts and innovations of the doctors, surgeons, corpsmen and medics who worked to preserve life under extreme and dangerous conditions"--



9781476625676


Emergency medicine.
Emergency physicians.
War--Relief of sick and wounded.
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Pacific Area.


Electronic Books.

RC86 / .D477 2017