Medicine and Warfare: Spain, 1936–1939
Author:   Nicholas Coni
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415860185


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   13 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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This original work examines the differences in medical advances on the two sides of the Spanish Civil War. Covering all aspects of medical treatment during the war, Coni covers new ground with great aplomb and delivers a book which will interest scholars involved with medical history as well as those interested in contemporary European history.

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Author:   Nicholas Coni
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780415860185


ISBN 10:   0415860180
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   13 February 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Medicine in pre-war Spain Chapter 2 The war and the medical profession Chapter 3 Nursing Chapter 4 Wound care Chapter 5 Blood transfusion comes of age Chapter 6 Famine and disease Chapter 7 Organisation of medical services Chapter 8 The International Brigades Chapter 9 Foreign medical support for Franco Chapter 10 Notes on some individual campaigns Chapter 11 Some biographical notes Chapter 12 Aftermath of war

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Nicholas Coni's book will be welcomed not only by students of the period but by those concerned to understand more generally the interactions between the waging of war and the practice of medicine ... there cannot be many who would not gain something valuable from it. - Medicine, Conflict, and Survival


Nicholas Coni's book will be welcomed not only by students of the period but by those concerned to understand more generally the interactions between the waging of war and the practice of medicine ... there cannot be many who would not gain something valuable from it. - Medicine, Conflict, and Survival This is an important read for anyone interested in the history of military medicine, and will also prove of value for students of the Spanish Civil War. - The NYMAS Review


Nicholas Coni's book will be welcomed not only by students of the period but by those concerned to understand more generally the interactions between the waging of war and the practice of medicine ... there cannot be many who would not gain something valuable from it. - Medicine, Conflict, and Survival This is an important read for anyone interested in the history of military medicine, and will also prove of value for students of the Spanish Civil War. - The NYMAS Review


Author Information

Nicholas Coni is a member of the Retired Fellows Society, Royal Society of Medicine. Previously, he was Consultant Geriatrician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, and Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.

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