The Medical War: British Military Medicine in the First World War

'the Medical War' Describes The Role Of Medicine In The British Army During The First World War. It Argues That Medicine Played A Vital Part In The War, Helping To Sustain The Morale Of Troops And Their Families, And Reducing The Wastage Of Manpower. Building The Medical Machine : The Western Front, 1914-june 1916 -- The Machine In Motion : The Western Front, July 1916-november 1918 -- War, Health, And Citizenship : Preventive Medicine On The Western Front -- Gallipoli : The Failure Of Command -- Wonder And Pain : Mesopotamia, November 1914-may 1916 -- War Against Nature : Malaria In Salonika, East Africa, And The Middle East -- Military Medicine In Transition : Mesopotamia, June 1916-november 1918. Mark Harrison. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [303]-331) And Index.