A Grateful Heart: The History of a World War I Field Hospital

by Michael E. Shay

Shay looks at the crucial yet unheralded role played by support troops in World War I, in particular those in the medical branch. The unarmed men of the 103rd Field Hospital Company, 26th (Yankee) Division spent a year and a half in France performing their duty bravely under arduous conditions. The experiences of the men of the 103rd Field Hospital were undoubtedly shared by any member of a frontline field hospital. Based on nearly four years of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313319111
• ISBN13: 9780313319112
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.5"