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Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care

By Scott , Letterman , Jonathan;McGaugh

Book information

Publisher
Incorporated, Skyhorse Publishing Company
ISBN
9781611458398, 1611458390
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
814 kB (833437 bytes)
Pages
368 pages : illustrations, 24 black and white phot
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

A full-length biography of Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War surgeon who redefined military medicine. He made battlefield survival possible by creating the first organized ambulance corps and a more effective field hospital system. His principles of battlefield care continue to be taught to military commanders and first responders.

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