Images of Civil War Medicine A Photographic History

Dr. Alfred Bollet'sCivil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphswon wide acclaim as an expert study. Now, in collaboration with Dr. Gordon Dammann, Dr. Bollet has taken his expertise one step further and pictorially illuminated this fascinating chapter in medical history. Featuring 250 rare archival photographs,Images of Civil War Medicineis a comprehensive visual encyclopedia of medical care during a seminal event in American history. The book showcases the uniforms, equipment, and members of a large group of individual Civil War doctors "Cartes de Visites" along with resonant images of existing pre-war structures used to heal the sick. Also here are prominent medical educators, hospitals, stewards, and ambulances,as well as images of surgery, dentistry, nursing, and embalming. Ideal for Civil War buffs, historians, and medical history enthusiasts,Images of Civil War Medicinegives a complete overview of this era's medical realities.Dammann, Gordon E. is the author of 'Images of Civil War Medicine A Photographic History', published 2007 under ISBN 9781932603392 and ISBN 1932603395.