Research: WAR MEDAL4 April 2005 An account of British military medicine in World War II won the 2004 Templer Medal Book Prize. |
|
In Medicine and Victory: British military medicine in World War Two, Mark Harrison argues that the medical services had a major impact on the outcome of the war, and contributed to the Allied victory, by enabling the British Army to keep its troops in action.
Director of the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford, Dr Harrison was awarded the 2004 Templer Medal Book Prize for Medicine and Victory. The award is made each year by the Society for Army Historical Research to the book that makes the most significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the history of the British Army.
Published by Oxford University Press, Medicine and Victory is the first comprehensive account of British military medicine in World War II since the official history published in the early 1950s. It examines medical work in all the main theatres of the war, from the front line to the base hospital, and covers all aspects of medical work, including the prevention of disease and the treatment of casualties.
Since it assumes no previous knowledge of either medical or military history, Medicine and Victory provides an accessible introduction to this often neglected aspect of warfare.