The Napoleonic Wars
a medical history
$68.23
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2025
Summary
Title: Blood & Battle: A Medical History of the Napoleonic Wars
Description:
In the tumultuous saga of the Napoleonic Wars, one critical narrative has remained notably absent: a comprehensive medical history. This new volume from Martin R. Howard fills that void, examining the conflict through the lens of medicine with meticulous research and first-hand accounts.
From the blood-stained fields of battle to the makeshift hospitals overflowing with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399046169 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399046160 |
| Author: | Martin R. Howard |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 564g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Martin R. Howard
Martin Howard is a former hospital consultant and honorary visiting professor at the University of York. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Pathologists and of the Royal Historical Society. His main interest is in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century warfare, with a particular focus on the human dimension of these conflicts and the lesser-known campaigns. His most recent books in the field are Walcheren 1809: The Scandalous Destruction of a British Army, Death Before Glory! The British Soldier in the West Indies in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793−1815, Wellington and the British Army’s Indian Campaigns 1798-1805 and The Fevered Fight: A Medical History of the American Revolution.
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