cam a22 4500 528768506 CHVBK 20200429054219.0 170113s2017 xxkac b 000 0 eng d 978-1-4738-9232-3 paperback 1-4738-9232-5 paperback (VAUD)991021172789302852 (EXLNZ-41BCULAUSA_NETWORK)991023496519402851 YDX eng RNV laiuhm rda eng D629.G7 M33 2017 2018 C-090 WB 17 940.4/7541 23 McCracken Timothy aut The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Great War rare photographs from the wartime archives Timothy McCracken Barnsley, South Yorkshire Pen & Sword Military 2017. 189 pages illustrations, portraits 25 cm. text txt still image sti unmediated n volume nc Images of war Includes bibliographical references. The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) supported the British Army throughout the First World War treating sick and wounded military personnel. The RAMC also had a range of sanitation responsibilities. The military nursing services and voluntary medical personnel provided vital support to RAMC medical units and hospitals, ensuring the effective treatment of casualties. The size of the armies, the intensity of the combat, the power of modern weaponry and the global nature of conflict meant the number of casualties proved challenging for the medical services of all combatants, including the RAMC. Consequently a number of innovative solutions were needed, and one such innovation developed by British medical services was the use of barges for the evacuation of seriously wounded casualties. A range of previously unpublished photographs, in thematic chapters considering aspects such as service in the United Kingdom, global warfare and commemoration, illustrate experiences of RAMC and medical personnel during the First World War. The book contributes to wider understanding of the RAMC and medical services in the First World War, and as such will be of relevance to readers with an interest in medical, social and photographic history. Great Britain Army Royal Army Medical Corps Military Medicine history https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008887Q000266 Military Personnel history https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008889Q000266 World War I https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047828 Médecine militaire Grande-Bretagne 1914-1918 (Guerre mondiale) ram Photographie militaire Grande-Bretagne 1914-1918 (Guerre mondiale) ram s1me rnv VAUD 100 1- McCracken Timothy aut VAUD 490 0- Images of war Metadata rights reserved vaud BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 VAUD iuhm iuhm HMA 26458 88 810820001