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A History of Military Medicine (Contributions in Military Studies)
A History of Military Medicine - Contributions in Military Studies Author:Richard A. Gabriel, Karen S. Metz This two-volume work is the first published comprehensive history of military medicine in the Western world. The first volume deals with the period beginning with Sumer (4000 B.C.) and concludes with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The second volume begins with the Renaissance and ends with the Vietnam War. Throughout both volumes, the analy... more »sis is presented in a chronological sequence, with particular civilizations or nations studied according to their period of military importance. In the second volume, additional emphasis is placed on the cross-national transfer of information relevant to military medicine. Each volume concludes with a bibliography and general subject index.« less