Doctors in the Great War.

Doctors played a bigger role in the First World War than in any other previous conflict. This reflected not only the War's unprecedented scale but a growing recognition of the need for proper medical cover. The RAMC had to be expanded to meet the needs of Britain's citizen army. As a resul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitehead, Ian R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2013.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army. > Royal Army Medical Corps.
Great Britain. > Army. > Royal Army Medical Corps
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Medical care.
Physicians > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Soins médicaux.
Médecins > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Medical care
Physicians
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Doctors played a bigger role in the First World War than in any other previous conflict. This reflected not only the War's unprecedented scale but a growing recognition of the need for proper medical cover. The RAMC had to be expanded to meet the needs of Britain's citizen army. As a result by 1918 some 13,000 doctors were on active service - over half the nation's doctors. Strangely, historians have largely neglected the work of doctors during the War. Doctors in the Great War brings to light the thoughts and motivations of doctors who served in 1914-1918, by drawing on a wealth of personal.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (333 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781473832923
1473832926
1783461748
9781783461745

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