The Crimean Doctors: A History of the British Medical Services in the Crimean War
- ISBN-10
- 0853231079
- ISBN-13
- 9780853231073
- Category
- Crimean War, 1853-1856
- Pages
- 662
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Author
- John Shepherd
Description
A comprehensive medical history of the Crimean War, this work assesses the role of the British doctors � 6 Army, navy and civilian � 6 while taking account of the contemporary state of medicine and surgery, as well as the limited attention paid to the Army and navy medical services by successive governments before the war.
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- 1991-01-01
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