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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808995503321

Autore

Whitehead Ian R.

Titolo

Doctors in the Great War / / Ian R. Whitehead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : , : Pen & Sword Military, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4738-3150-4

1-4738-3292-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/7541

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Medical care

Physicians - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Acknowledgements""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""List of appendices""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter I Doctors and the Army, 1854�1914:The Struggle for Recognition""; ""Chapter 2 The Medical Volunteers:The Recruitment of Medical Officers, 1914�1916""; ""Chapter 3 Medical Practitioners and Compulsory Service,1916�1918""; ""Chapter 4 Medical Students and Military Service""; ""Chapter 5 Medical Women and War Service""; ""Chapter 6 RAMC Administration on the Western Front""; ""Chapter 7 Doctors and Military Medicine:The Training of Medical Officers""

""Chapter 8 The Way of the Wounded:The Medical Officer�s Work from Front to Base""""Chapter 9 The Fight against Disease""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendices""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""