GANGRENE AND GLORY: Medical Care During the American Civil War
Combines poignant, sometimes horrifying anecdotes of amputation, infection, and death with a clearheaded discussion of the state of medical knowledge, the effect of the military bureaucracy on medical supplies, and the members of the medical community who risked their lives to provide appropriate care to the wounded. Well illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 254
Publisher: UIlP
Publishing status: Current
Size: 8½x11 inches
ISBN: 9780252070105
Item #: 9069585