Compassion And Courage: Australian Doctors And Dentists In The Great War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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When the guns of August 1914 shattered the peace of a generation, thousands of Australian medical professionals—doctors and dentists alike—answered the call to serve, bringing their healing arts to some of the most brutal battlefields the world had ever seen. Compassion and Courage: Australian Doctors and Dentists in the Great War chronicles the remarkable and often overlooked contributions of these men and women, who worked tirelessly under fire to preserve life amid the chaos of the Western Front, Gallipoli, and beyond. Through a rich tapestry of personal accounts, archival records, and historical analysis, the collection presents the extraordinary human stories behind the clinical courage required to practice medicine in the theatre of total war. Edited with scholarly precision, this anthology illuminates the intersection of duty, sacrifice, and professional identity, drawing on the Medical History Museum's unparalleled archival holdings at the University of Melbourne. The contributing voices detail not only the physical and logistical challenges of wartime medicine but also the profound psychological toll that defined a generation of practitioners. A vital addition to the canon of Australian Great War scholarship, this volume leaves the reader with an enduring question: when compassion and courage are tested to their absolute limits, what does it truly mean to heal?
Author: Jacqueline Healy
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
When the guns of August 1914 shattered the peace of a generation, thousands of Australian medical professionals—doctors and dentists alike—answered the call to serve, bringing their healing arts to some of the most brutal battlefields the world had ever seen. Compassion and Courage: Australian Doctors and Dentists in the Great War chronicles the remarkable and often overlooked contributions of these men and women, who worked tirelessly under fire to preserve life amid the chaos of the Western Front, Gallipoli, and beyond. Through a rich tapestry of personal accounts, archival records, and historical analysis, the collection presents the extraordinary human stories behind the clinical courage required to practice medicine in the theatre of total war. Edited with scholarly precision, this anthology illuminates the intersection of duty, sacrifice, and professional identity, drawing on the Medical History Museum's unparalleled archival holdings at the University of Melbourne. The contributing voices detail not only the physical and logistical challenges of wartime medicine but also the profound psychological toll that defined a generation of practitioners. A vital addition to the canon of Australian Great War scholarship, this volume leaves the reader with an enduring question: when compassion and courage are tested to their absolute limits, what does it truly mean to heal?