Wounded: The Long Journey Home from the Great War
Author(s): Emily Mayhew
'Wounded' is the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. It is the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clearing station in the rear, from the base hospital to the ambulance train returning them to Blighty. But it is also the story of those who cared for them - stretcher bearers and medical officers, surgeons and chaplains, nurses and ambulance drivers.
General Information
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- : Random House
- : arrow
- : 0.214
- : 06 March 2014
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Emily Mayhew
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 940.47541
- : 288
- : illustrations
More About The Product
A homage to the courage and determination of the men and women who cared for - and saved the lives of - the hundreds of thousands of British soldiers who were wounded at the Western Front.
"Wounded is a powerful and descriptive read, and through it I found a greater understanding of what it was to be part of that war" -- Sarah Mullally Church Times "Among the many books commemorating the conflict, one stands out for its specialisation. This is Wounded... Mayhew is to be commended for giving us these testimonies" -- Colin Gardiner Oxford Times "A fascinating read" -- Stephen Coulson Lady "Both tragic and uplifting, for me it brought home the full horrors of the war" Cultural Voyager "Fascinating" Gun Mart
Emily Mayhew is a Research Associate at Imperial College and an Examiner at the Imperial College School of Medicine. She is also a consultant and lecturer to various museums including the Wellcome Collection, the Imperial War Museum and the Royal College of Surgeons. Her first book, The Reconstruction of Warriors, was published in 2004.
