Fighting for Life: American Military Medicine in World War II
Albert E. Cowdrey ( New York: Free Press, 1998)
This is an excellent history of the medical services provided during WWII. Cowdrey not only provides a well-researched account of medics and doctors on the front lines but also offers insight into the decisions made in Washington that determined the parameters of the war-time medical service. The author not only covers the horrific physical injuries soldiers suffered, he also devotes ample time to addressing Battle Fatigue; what we now know to be PTSD.
Cowdrey equally covers the disease infested horrors of the Pacific war and the ETO's Normandy landings and frost-bitten fighting in Bastogne. He provides primary source accounts from medics and physicians and follows the wounded home after the fighting. Interesting, and not traditionally covered accounts of U.S.A. medics and physicians treating civilians in both theaters provides the reader with a gateway into deeper scholarship and new knowledge. After finishing this text, I immediately highlighted the meticulous notes and bibliography for further reading in this area. This is an excellent account of WWII medicine and I highly recommend this book.
Cowdrey equally covers the disease infested horrors of the Pacific war and the ETO's Normandy landings and frost-bitten fighting in Bastogne. He provides primary source accounts from medics and physicians and follows the wounded home after the fighting. Interesting, and not traditionally covered accounts of U.S.A. medics and physicians treating civilians in both theaters provides the reader with a gateway into deeper scholarship and new knowledge. After finishing this text, I immediately highlighted the meticulous notes and bibliography for further reading in this area. This is an excellent account of WWII medicine and I highly recommend this book.
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