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A History of Military Medicine : Vol I: From Ancient Times to the Middle Ages (Contributions in Military Studies)
A History of Military Medicine Vol I From Ancient Times to the Middle Ages - Contributions in Military Studies Author:Richard A. Gabriel, Karen S. Metz This two-volume work is the first published comprehensive history of military medicine in the Western world. The first volume deals with the period beginning with Sumer (4000 B.C.-2000 B.C.), continues with the study of military medicine in Egypt, Assyria, Israel, Persia, India, Greece, the Roman Empire, and concludes with the fall of Constantin... more »ople in 1453. Throughout both volumes, the analysis is presented in a chronological sequence, with particular civilizations or nations studied according to their period of military importance. In the second volume, additional emphasis is placed on the cross-national transfer of information relevant to military medicine. Each volume concludes with a bibliography and general subject index.« less