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Battlefield Angels
Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire From Valley Forge to Afghanistan
Battlefield Angels
Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire From Valley Forge to Afghanistan
Description
The history of medicine in the United States military.
Author, journalist, and USS Midway Museum spokesman Scott McGaugh reveals the riveting stories of the men and women who save lives on the front lines in Battlefield Angels, the first book about battlefield medicine in the US military.
Told from the point of view of the unsung heroes who slide into bomb craters and climb into blazing ships, this unique look at medicine in the trenches traces the history of the military medical corps and the contributions it has made to America's health, for example, how the military medical corps pioneered the ambulance concept, emergency medevac helicopters, hospital designs, and contagious disease prevention.
McGough also details how the military medical corps has adopted medical science discoveries, field tested them in battle, adapted them, and proved their value.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Perils of Independence - Revolutionary War
2. Battlefield Evacuation - Civil War
3. Mechanized War - World War I
4. Fighting Infection - World War II: The Pacific
5. Defeating Disease - World War II: Tarawa
6. Mobile Combat Care - World War II: Europe
7. Overcoming Shock World - War II: Peleliu
8. Battle Burns - World War II: Iwo Jima
9. Medical Care Behind Bars - World War II: Philippines
10. Medicine on the Fly - Korean War
11. Helos and Hospitals - Vietnam War
12. Mass Casualties - Vietnam War
13. Battlefield ER - Iraq
14. Invisible Scars - Afghanistan and Iraq
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index
Product details
| Published | Jul 20 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781849088671 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 30 b/w |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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