Health was a key factor in the First World War's brutality and legacy: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lecturesand...

During 191418, medicine and health were critical issues in all countries and in all armed forces.

This lecture draws comparisons between different theatres of the war and seeks to explain the different degrees of success with which armies dealt with the medical problems of war. It shows the importance not only of technical and geographical factors but of the growing politicisation of medicine, domestically and internationally.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lecturesand...

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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