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Surgeons of the Fleet: The Royal Navy and its Medics from Trafalgar to Jutland
David McLean
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Description for Surgeons of the Fleet: The Royal Navy and its Medics from Trafalgar to Jutland
Hardback. During her imperial heyday, Britain's greatest fighting force - the Royal Navy - was only ever as good as its surgeons. This title explores the dramatic story of medical practice on the high seas, offering the portrait of the men who dedicated their lives to the Navy, and their contribution to its efficacy as a military machine. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JWF; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
During her imperial heyday, Britain's greatest fighting force - the Royal Navy - was only ever as good as its surgeons. Surgeons of the Fleet explores the dramatic story of medical practice on the high seas, offering the first full portrait of the men who dedicated their lives to the Navy, and their contribution to its efficacy as a military machine. With vivid and occasionally eye-watering description, David McLean traces the development of naval medicine from the gory days of Cook and Nelson - when as many as 65 per cent of maritime casualties were due to illness ... Read more
During her imperial heyday, Britain's greatest fighting force - the Royal Navy - was only ever as good as its surgeons. Surgeons of the Fleet explores the dramatic story of medical practice on the high seas, offering the first full portrait of the men who dedicated their lives to the Navy, and their contribution to its efficacy as a military machine. With vivid and occasionally eye-watering description, David McLean traces the development of naval medicine from the gory days of Cook and Nelson - when as many as 65 per cent of maritime casualties were due to illness ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
648g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848852846
SKU
V9781848852846
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Ref
99-1
About David McLean
David McLean is Professor of History at Kings College London. His many publications include Education and Empire: Naval Tradition and England's Elite Schooling, Public Health and Politics in the Age of Reform: Cholera, the State and the Royal Navy in Victorian Britain and War, Diplomacy and Informal Empire: Britain and the Republics of La Plata 1836-53 (all I.B.Tauris).
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