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This book is the first history of the techniques, systems, and technologies used to evacuate wounded from the battlefield. Historically, the word ambulance described those facilities that provided temporary assistance to the wounded, thus distinguishing them from stationary hospitals where military personnel received more permanent care. Americans and British, however, applied the term to the two-to four-wheeled transport conveyances that carried wounded from the battlefield to the war hospitals. With the aid of fifty-four illustrations, John S. Haller traces the histories of both meanings of the word from the Napoleonic era through the Great War and its aftermath. He concentrates on the development of British and American evacuation procedures and technology with a focus on hand conveyances and wheeled vehicles. His intent is not to cover all aspects of medical evacuation but to accurately recount the common medical evacuation problems, incongruities, and controversies that existed for warring nations.
Series: Medical Humanities Series
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (October 1, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0809318172
ISBN-13: 978-0809318179
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,913,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #54 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Transportation #2350 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Emergency #3580 in Books > Medical Books > History
A quick review. Excellent book. It delivers what it promises, ---lots of interesting history, fascinating illustrations, forces one to look at old conflicts through a new perspective, carefully footnoted. if the subject interests you, be it either the history of ambulances or military conflicts or both, well this is a book you should read.Any specific questions? I'll try to answer below.
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