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This book is not a learned treatise. Its purpose is to render
practical instruction to all those physicians. surgeons, adminis
trators, and paramedical personnel who have to act in war or
disaster situations. As a manual it is in no way a substitute for
existing detailed and specialized texts on the various aspects of
trauma surgery and management: rather have we attempted to collate
the most essenlial knowledge required to organize and afTord
medical aid whenever civilian or military disaster strikes. The man
on the spot is hardly ever a specialist, hence the need for a imple
s general manual of instruction. The organizational aspects of
medical services in war are very similar to those required for
coping with a disaster: indeed the military are often called to
cope with civilian disasters. Our duty is to be prepared, so as not
to lose life and limb for lack of foresight. There are repetitions
in the book for which no apologies are made, since they always
concern invaluable knowledge. The chapters are organized to afford
an understanding of the organization of medical services, the cause
of wounds and trau matic disease, and the pathophysiological
processes resulting from the different kinds of trauma. The
management of treating casualties is divided in each section into
the three basic eche lons: on site (at the actual place of
wounding), at the medical (battalion) aid station and in the field
or base hospital."
The Palestine Campaign undertaken by the British during the Great
War has become one of the most glorified military offensives of the
20th Century. Shattering the reach of Ottoman imperial power for
the final time, the conflict both pushed Germany back into Europe
and laid the groundwork for splitting up the Middle East into the
nations that we recognize today. Meanwhile, the secretive
Sykes-Picot Agreement ensured the British and French would continue
to exert colonial influence in the Middle East for the next sixty
years. Palestine and World War I is a new exploration of the social
and cultural history of the campaign, which seeks to unravel the
combination of myths and memory from which we inherit the romantic
desert persona of Lawrence of Arabia and the image of General
Allenby symbolically entering the Holy City on foot. With a
compelling Foreword by Jay Winter, Palestine and World War I
augments our existing understanding of the origins of contemporary
conflict in the Middle East and provides a valuable new perspective
into the ongoing tensions within the Arab World.
"Allenby's Military Medicine" examines a little-known feature of
World War I as it was fought in the Middle East - the contribution
made by the practice of military medicine to the success of
Egyptian Expeditionary Force. In stark contrast with operations in
the Boer War and some other First World War theatres of combat,
which Eran Dolev describes as "medical disasters", the Palestine
Campaign was marked by efficient and effective medical service.
Dolev describes how this great achievement was inspired by General
Allenby's uniquely attentive attitude towards the health of the
troops and to military medicine. This is especially seen in the
crucial area of fighting epidemic diseases like malaria, a major
threat to a healthy fighting force at the time. Dolev also
describes the general developments in military-medical organisation
and surgery on the battlefield during these campaigns. The author's
extensive and original research into military medicine is
incorporated into an account of the campaign itself, demonstrating
the degree to which the army's success depended on its medical
support. The story of military medicine during the Palestine
Campaigns is a story of exemplary relations between the command and
the doctors in the field. The challenges they faced and their
response constitute an exceptional chapter in the history of
military medicine during the Great War.
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