A Surgeon in Khaki by Arthur Anderson Martin

A Surgeon in Khaki by Arthur Anderson Martin

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Considered by critics to be an accurate portrayal of frontline medical conditions, A Surgeon in Khaki is New Zealand surgeon Arthur Anderson Martin's account of his experiences in 1914, early in World War I. In this engaging narrative, the reader experiences the daily life of war through the eyes of the medical officers who tried valiantly to help the wounded and ill on the front lines.

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A Surgeon in Khaki by Arthur Anderson Martin

Considered by critics to be an accurate portrayal of frontline medical conditions, A Surgeon in Khaki is New Zealand surgeon Arthur Anderson Martin's account of his experiences in 1914, early in World War I. In this engaging narrative, the reader experiences the daily life of war through the eyes of the medical officers who tried valiantly to help the wounded and ill on the front lines.
Arthur Anderson Martin (1876–1916) served in France and Belgium during World War I. Wounded at Flers during the Somme battle on September 17, 1916, Martin died in the base hospital that same night. Glyn Harper (Lt. Col., retired) is a professor of war studies at Massey University in New Zealand and was the commanding officer of the Military Studies Institute from 1996 to 2000. He is the author of seventeen books, most recently Images of World War One: A Photographic Record of New Zealanders at War, 1914–1918.
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ISBN 13 9780803234925
ISBN 10 0803234929
Title A Surgeon in Khaki
Author Arthur Anderson Martin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Year published 2011-04-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.