Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War

by Tim Cook

Book Overview

From Canada's top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary--and sometimes shocking--life-saving innovations.

Medical care in almost all armies during the Great War, and especially in the Canadian medical services, was sophisticated and constantly evolving. Vastly more wounded soldiers were saved than lost. Doctors and surgeons prevented disease...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073524233X
• ISBN13: 9780735242333
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"