1st Edition

Medicine and Warfare Spain, 1936–1939

By Nicholas Coni Copyright 2008
    292 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    292 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This original work examines the differences in medical advances on the two sides of the Spanish Civil War. Covering all aspects of medical treatment during the war, Coni covers new ground with great aplomb and delivers a book which will interest scholars involved with medical history as well as those interested in contemporary European history.

    Chapter 1 Medicine in pre-war Spain

    Chapter 2 The war and the medical profession

    Chapter 3 Nursing

    Chapter 4 Wound care

    Chapter 5 Blood transfusion comes of age

    Chapter 6 Famine and disease

    Chapter 7 Organisation of medical services

    Chapter 8 The International Brigades

    Chapter 9 Foreign medical support for Franco

    Chapter 10 Notes on some individual campaigns

    Chapter 11 Some biographical notes

    Chapter 12 Aftermath of war

    Biography

    Nicholas Coni is a member of the Retired Fellows Society, Royal Society of Medicine. Previously, he was Consultant Geriatrician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, and Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.

    "Nicholas Coni's book will be welcomed not only by students of the period but by those concerned to understand more generally the interactions between the waging of war and the practice of medicine … there cannot be many who would not gain something valuable from it." – Medicine, Conflict, and Survival

    "This is an important read for anyone interested in the history of military medicine, and will also prove of value for students of the Spanish Civil War." - The NYMAS Review