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Hospital at War: The 95th Evacuation Hospital in World War II (Texas a&M University Military History Series)
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by Zachary Friedenberg
Sales Rank: 757344
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$21.86
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 158 pages
Published by: Texas A&M University PressEdition: 1st Edition December 29, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1585443794
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585443796
Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 14.9 ounces
Book Description
The army's 95th Evac, one of 107 evacuation hospitals that fought tirelessly to save soldiers maimed from battle or ravaged by disease, arrived in Casablanca in April 1943 with seven thousand troops, thirty doctors, and forty nurses. It eventually became the first American hospital to penetrate Nazi-occupied Europe. Records show that the 95th Evac treated more than forty-two thousand Americans in nearly every critical battle of the European theater.
In Hospital at War, Zachary Friedenberg, a young surgeon fresh out of his internship at the time, provides an insider's account of how these men and women of the 95th worked day by day, under trying conditions, to salvage lives. In doing so, they adjusted to each other, to the foreign countries in which they had to work, and to climates ranging from the extreme heat of North Africa to the frigid winters of the Rhineland. Like the troops it cared for, the hospital often endured shelling and bombing. By the end of its two-year tour of duty, the 95th Evac was superbly efficient, and 99 percent of casualities who arrived at this hospital survived. For anyone who wants to know how so many of our boys made it home despite horrific injuries, this book provides part of the answer.
About The Author
ZACHARY FRIEDENBERG is now a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Reader Reviews
This is a very engaging-read. This author is writing from first hand experience, and he draws you right in to the landing beaches on the shores of Italy, in World War II. The 95th Evacuation Hospital has a rich history in performance under fire, and Dr. Friedenberg has captured both the human travails of that time, and the professional devotion to close - combat support, which brought the Hospital onto the front lines of the war. This was a real page-turner for me, I couldn't put it down.I would recommend this book for anyone who had family or friends in the European Theater, in WWII. The Author recounts the three amphibious landings which the Hospital was assigned to,and the perilous challenges which brought this Unit several Commendations for Meritorious Service. This is both a history book, and a revealing look into the raw character of the generation which forged a new benchmark for emergency medical care. Here-in, we see the elements which define our Greatest Generation, and the insights are poignant way-markers, which reveal the character of our parents and grandparents, of the WWII generation. This is a timely, and rewarding review of our history -- at War.. W.O. Courter Hospital at War: The 95th Evacuation Hospital in World War II (Texas a&M University Military History Series)
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