Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-45

Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-45
ISBN-10
1137347694
ISBN-13
9781137347695
Category
Science
Pages
136
Language
English
Published
2013-05-23
Publisher
Springer
Author
T. Shilcutt

Description

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 those who went as aid men to the line companies.

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