Combat Surgeons

by John Laffin

To the press, the politicians and the generals, the tens of thousands of wounded that result from a modern large-scale battle are thought of as "casulaties". To the dedicated surgeons, doctors and their staff they are individuals in need of expert help. Throughout history, Armed Services doctors have faced not only appalling medical difficulties: they have also had to fight apathy, ignorance and hidebound conservatism to win better conditions and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750921730
• ISBN13: 9780750921732
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Sutton
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.7"