Lifesavers and body snatchers : medical care and the struggle for survival in the Great War / Tim Cook.
TITLE:
Lifesavers and body snatchers : medical care and the struggle for survival in the Great War / Tim Cook.
By:
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
[Toronto] : Allen Lane,
Physical Description:
543 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
From Canada's top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary life-saving innovations. It brings to light shocking revelations of the ways the brutality of combat and the necessity of agonizing battlefield decisions led to unimaginable strain for men and women of medicine who fought to save the lives of soldiers.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780735242319
