Fighting Fit: Health, Medicine, And War In The Twentieth Century (2008) By Kevin Brown
 
The twentieth century saw enormous changes in the way in which wars were fought. At the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, horse-mounted cavalry was still an important part of the order of battle; by the time the Gulf War started in 1990, cruise missiles that could be targeted on a specific building from 1,000 miles away had brought a deadly precision to combat.
 
Technological advances have had a major impact on casualties: medicine has had to adapt quickly to deal with rapid change, and innovations in military medicine have had a beneficial impact on civilian healthcare.
 
Kevin Brown’s new book on medicine and war in the twentieth century examines the interaction between the two from the Boer War to the beginnings of ‘the war on terror’. He looks at the experiences of individuals as doctors, nurses, and patients, relating their personal and sometimes graphic accounts of treatment on the frontline. His analysis of the evolution of military medicine through several conflicts brings home the realities of the physical and mental suffering caused by war.  Encompassing the full scope of combat from World War to guerrilla insurgency, Fighting Fit is the definitive account of front-line medical treatment in the twentieth century.
 
Hard Cover With Dust Jacket
288 Pages 
In Good Condition