Wounded : a New History of the Western Front in World War I.

The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep and took b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mayhew, Emily
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > Medical care > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Soins médicaux > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Army
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > Great Britain > Case studies.
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > Europe, Western > Case studies.
Medicine, Military > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Soins médicaux > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Soins médicaux > Europe de l'Ouest > Études de cas.
Médecine militaire > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Armed Forces > Medical care
Medical care
Medicine, Military
Western Europe
Great Britain
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep and took bits of dirty uniform and airborne soil particles in with them. Soldier after soldier came in with the most dreaded kinds of casualty: awful, deep, ragged wounds to their heads, faces and abdomens. And yet the medical personnel faced with these unimaginable injuries adapted with amazing aptitude, thi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (403 pages)
ISBN:9781448162352
1448162351

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