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Men of steel : surgery in the Napoleonic Wars
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An account of surgery during the Napoleonic wars, including the experience of wounding, training of surgeons, relevant controversies and surgical technique.
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- Creator
- Michael Crumplin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Shrewsbury [U.K.] : Quiller Press, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- 384 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781904057949, 1904057942
- OCLC
- ocn173374662
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-373) and index.
- Foreword / Duke of Wellington -- Introduction -- Straw feet -- Weapons and wounds -- Injury and retrieval -- Surgical services on campaign -- Men of steel -- The surgeon's chest -- The surgery, part 1 : general issues -- The surgery, part 2 : head and neck -- The surgery, part 3 : chest and abdomen -- The surgery, part 4 : amputation -- Picking up the pieces -- Some notable surgeons -- The surgeons -- References -- Bibliography
Subjects
- Surgery, Military -- History -- 19th century.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Medical care.
- General Surgery -- history.
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- Military Medicine -- history.
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- History, 19th Century.
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- Physicians.
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- Surgical Instruments -- history.
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- Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods.
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- Warfare.
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- Wounds and Injuries -- surgery.
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- France.
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- United Kingdom.
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