Description
In this engaging narrative, the reader experiences the daily life of war through the eyes of the medical officers who tried valiantly to help the wounded and ill on the front lines of World War I. Martin provides colorful descriptions of the soldiers and officers, harrowing details of the battles, and riveting accounts of the difficulty of treating men in a war zone. A better firsthand account of medicine during World War I is not to be found.
A firsthand account of medicine in the field of war by one of the most respected field surgeons of World War I.
About the Author
Arthur Anderson Martin (1876-1916) served in France and Belgium during World War I. Wounded at Flers during the Somme battle on September 17, 1916, Martin died in the base hospital that same night. Glyn Harper (Lt. Col., retired) is a professor of war studies at Massey University in New Zealand and was the commanding officer of the Military Studies Institute from 1996 to 2000. He is the author of seventeen books, most recently Images of World War One: A Photographic Record of New Zealanders at War, 1914-1918.
Book Information
ISBN 9780803234925
Author Arthur Anderson Martin
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Bison Books
Publisher University of Nebraska Press