military medicine

Presents a photographic history of Civil War medicine, describing various medical facilities and surgeons in the North and the South, field hospitals, wounds and diseases, and the role of women in Civil War medicine.

Examines the state of American medicine during the Civil War, describing the medicines and methods used by doctors and nurses to care for wounded soldiers and civilians during the time.

Reveals the role doctors, nurses, and medics at U.S. military hospitals in the Middle East played in the torture of Arab and Muslim prisoners by American military personnel during the War on Terror.

Traces the historical development of military medicine from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Describes the state of medical knowledge and the practice of medicine, particularly by military medical personnel, during the Civil War.

Describes the state of medical knowledge and the practice of medicine, particularly by military medical personnel, during the Civil War.

Presents a variety of original writings which tell the trials and triumphs of the medical profession during the Civil War.