Infantry combat medics in Europe, 1944-45

Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and thos...

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Main Author: Shilcutt, Tracy McGlothlin 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Series:Palgrave pivot
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