Disease, war, and the imperial state : the welfare of the British armed forces during the Seven Years' War /

The Seven Years' War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. In these locations diseases such as scurvy, smallpox, and yellow fever killed far more than combat did, stretching the resources of European states. In this title, Erica Charters...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Charters, Erica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Temas:
1700-1799
Armed Forces > Diseases > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Medicine, Military > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 > Medical care.
Medicine > History > 18th century.
Military Medicine > history
Military Personnel > history
Military Hygiene > history
History, 18th Century
Forces armées > Maladies > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Médecine militaire > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Guerre de Sept Ans, 1756-1763 > Soins médicaux.
Médecine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Medicine.
Armed Forces > Medical care.
Medical care.
Medicine, Military.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Medical care > History > 18th century.
United Kingdom
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wilderness warfare, American provincials, and disease in North America
  • The black vomit and the provincial press : the campaigns in the West Indies
  • Flux, fever, and politics : the European theater of war
  • The Royal Navy's western squadron : trials, innovation, and medical efficacy
  • Adaptation and hot climates : fighting in India
  • Imperial war at home : the welfare of French prisoners of war.

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