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Wars, Pestilence and the Surgeon's Blade

The Evolution of British Military Medicine and Surgery During the Nineteenth Century

Wars, Pestilence and the Surgeon's Blade( )
Author: Heys, Steven
Scotland, Thomas
Editor: Heys, Steven
Scotland, Thomas
ISBN:978-1-911628-33-0
Publication Date:Mar 2019
Publisher:Helion & Company, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $49.95
Book Description:

Wars in the 19th Century were accompanied by a very heavy loss of life from infectious diseases. Typhus fever, dysentery, malaria, typhoid fever and yellow fever caused many more deaths than wounds inflicted by enemy actions. During the Peninsular War, for example, for every soldier dying of a wound, four succumbed to disease. This book examines th

Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Military Medicine
Medical / Surgery / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches



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