British Military and Naval Medicine challenges the notion that military medicine was, in all respects, 'a good thing'. The so-called monopoly of military medici
Standing armies and navies brought with them military medical establishments, shifting the focus of disease management from individuals to groups. Prevention, d
Examining a 300-year period that encompasses the Scientific Revolution, this engrossing book offers a fresh and clearly organized discussion of the human experi
This three-volume set provides a comprehensive yet concise global exploration of health and medicine from ancient times to the present day, helping readers to t
This “superb account of the British Army under Wellington in India reads like one of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe novels, or, better still, a Flashman novel”