{"product_id":"men-of-steel-michael-crumplin-9781783316724","title":"Men of Steel: Surgery in the Napoleonic Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's exhaustive researches, this is the first dedicated account of the practice of surgery during the pre-anaesthetic and pre-antiseptic days of the Napoleonic Wars. The author, a retired surgeon, captures both the background and the nature of the patients, the experience of wounding and the training of surgeons. The surgeons had to battle against contagion, infection and bleeding, often operating in the most appalling conditions but, in spite of this, some of their results were truly remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a methodical approach working through the terrible effects of combat weapons at the time, the training and preparation of medical services and - in some detail - the treatment and recovery (or not) of battle wound victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Crumplin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783316721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783316724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.19d","brand":"Michael Crumplin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053025882367,"sku":"9781783316724","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a85f6a7-09d4-4b5b-9743-2f0d300cfcd9.jpg?v=1685021980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/men-of-steel-michael-crumplin-9781783316724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}