Reid, Fiona,

Medicine in First World War Europe : soldiers, medics, pacifists / Fiona Reid. - New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

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."

"Explores the history of medical services, health and welfare in Europe during the First World War."--Provided by publisher



9781472514165 9781472505927

2016035456

GBB730855 bnb

018236926 Uk


World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Europe.
Medicine, Military--History--Europe--20th century.
Military Medicine--history
Health Personnel--history
War-Related Injuries--history
Military Personnel--history
World War I
History, 20th Century


Electronic Books.

D629 / .M435 2017