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Surgeons of the fleet the Royal Navy and its medics from Trafalgar to Jutland

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, an...

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Main Author:	McLean, David
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK I. B. Tauris c2010.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Medical care > History Medicine, Naval > Great Britain > History General Surgery > history Naval Medicine > history History, 19th Century Great Britain
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