Healing the Nation: Soldiers and the Culture of Caregiving in Britain during the Great War by Jeffrey S. Reznick ISBN: 0719069750
Published by Manchester University Press on December 15th 2011
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Treatment, rehabilitation and recovery of wounded soldiers in the WWI Britain.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry ISBN: 0143036491
Published by Penguin Books on October 4th 2005
Pages: 560
Len's Summary: The "Spanish Flu" pandemic of 1918-19 claimed over 20 million lives worldwide, including half a million in America and three million in India.
Forgotten Lunatics of the Great War
Forgotten Lunatics of the Great War by Peter Barham ISBN: 0300125119
Published by Yale University Press on August 21st 2007
Pages: 464
Len's Summary: Shell shock and its treatment; UK government reactions and public acceptance; written by a psychologist.
Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I
Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I by Carol R. Byerly ISBN: 0814799248
Published by New York University Press on April 5th 2005
Pages: 251
Len's Summary: Examines the Army's response to the influenza pandemic of 1918-19.
Madness and the Military: Australia’s Experience of the Great War
Madness and the Military: Australia's Experience of the Great War by Michael Tyquin ISBN: 9781876439897
Published by Australian Military History Publications on January 1st 2006
Pages: 180
Len's Summary: The author examines the often uneasy relationship between the Australian military and the medical establishment in treating shell shock.
Shell Shocked Britain: The First World War’s Legacy for Britain’s Mental Health
Shell Shocked Britain: The First World War's Legacy for Britain's Mental Health by Suzie Grogan ISBN: 9781781592656
on October 31st 2014
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Exploring the myth of a nation of ‘broken men’ and ‘spare women.’
Medicine and Duty: The World War I Memoir of Captain Harold W. Mcgill, Medical Officer 31st Battalion C.E.F.
Medicine and Duty: The World War I Memoir of Captain Harold W. Mcgill, Medical Officer 31st Battalion C.E.F. by Marjorie Barron Norris, Patrick Brennan ISBN: 1552381935
Published by University of Calgary Press on May 15th 2007
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Medical, Religious, History, Canada, Post-Confederation (1867-), World War I
Pages: 406
Answering the Call: The U. S. Army Nurse Corps, 1917-1919: A Commemorative Tribute to Military Nursing in World War I
Answering the Call: The U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1917-1919: A Commemorative Tribute to Military Nursing in World War I by Lisa M. Budreau, Richard M. Prior ISBN: 0160817242
Published by United States Department of Defense on November 10th 2008
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, Medical, Nursing, Emergency
Pages: 254
Len's Summary: The author is a research historian in the Army Office of Medical History.
Before My Helpless Sight: Suffering, Dying and Military Medicine on the Western Front, 1914-1918
Before My Helpless Sight: Suffering, Dying and Military Medicine on the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Leo van Bergen ISBN: 9780754658535
on February 8th 2009
Genres: History, Modern, General, Military, World War I, Medical
Pages: 528
Len's Summary: Drawing on French, Dutch, British and German sources, the author examines the impact of modern war on individual soldiers. Translation from the Dutch recommended by Hubert van Tuyll of Augusta State University.
Living with Enza: The Forgotten Story of Britain and the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918
Living with Enza: The Forgotten Story of Britain and the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 by Mark Honigsbaum ISBN: 9780230217744
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on February 3rd 2009
Genres: Health & Fitness, Diseases, Contagious, History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Medical, Infectious Diseases, Science
Pages: 237
Len's Summary: The story of the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 in which over a quarter of a million died in the UK and another three million in British India.
A Surgeon in Khaki: Through France and Flanders in World War I
A Surgeon in Khaki: Through France and Flanders in World War I by Arthur Anderson Martin, Glyn Harper ISBN: 0803234929
Published by University of Nebraska Press on April 1st 2011
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, History, Military, World War I, Medical, Surgery
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: The memoir of a New Zealand surgeon in the BEF.
War Surgery, 1914-1918
War Surgery, 1914-1918 by Thomas Scotland, Steven Heys ISBN: 9781909384408
Published by Helion on December 19th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Medical, Surgery, General, Essays
Pages: 287
Len's Summary: Ten essays ranging over the field of surgery as practiced in The Great War.
American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic by Nancy K. Bristow ISBN: 9780199811342
Published by Oxford University Press on April 30th 2012
Genres: History, United States, State & Local, General, Modern, 20th Century, South, Medical, Public Health
Pages: 280
Len's Summary: The global flu pandemic of 1918-1920 sickened mainly young adults killed some 50 million people, half a million in America alone, shaking new-found confidence in medicine and having a profound effect on society.
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem by Murray C. Meikle ISBN: 9781877578397
Published by Otago University Press on January 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Medical, Surgery, Plastic & Cosmetic
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Facial reconstructive surgery in two world wars.
President’s Quarterly Update—April 2024
Dear Members and Friends,
I’m extremely pleased with the level of WW1HA’s activities, some of which may be unseen by you.
Our Journal, “World War One Illustrated,” is now published three times a year with an average length of 48 pages. Each issue is filled with high-quality articles covering a variety of topics, including the popular “My Kin in the Great War” series.
Our electronic newsletter, “Here and There with the WW1HA” is published monthly, with an assortment of Association events and articles covering WW1 topics.
Sal Compagno’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter continues to hold monthly meetings via Zoom, while Mark Benbow’s Eastern Chapter is holding quarterly meetings.
As President, I am also hosting a quarterly “Fireside Chat” online. The last one emphasized WW1 poetry. The next one will emphasize WW1-era music.
If you’re already a member, I thank you for your membership and encourage you to take part in these activities. If you’re not a member, I ask you to join and participate in these activities. Participate in the events and consider submitting an article for the journal or newsletter.
Reach out to me with your comments: lavarennes@meuse-argonne.com.
Regards,
Randy Gaulke
