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100 1 _aJoulin, Désiré Joseph,
_d1821-1874
245 1 4 _aLes caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siége de Paris et sous la commune
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-23
508 _aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Les caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siège de Paris et sous la Commune" by Dr. Joulins is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative offers a firsthand look into the trials and tribulations faced by medical personnel, particularly surgeons, during the Siege of Paris and the subsequent political turmoil of the Commune. The book is centered on the experiences of a surgeon who recounts the challenges of providing emergency medical care amidst chaotic battlefield conditions, highlighting both the heroism and the bureaucracies that impinge on their efforts. The opening of this account sets the scene in the midst of the military upheaval of the Paris siege, emphasizing the challenges faced by the medical corps as they organized emergency services to care for wounded soldiers. The author describes the chaotic environment where every individual took it upon themselves to contribute to the medical efforts in the absence of structured support, including humorous yet poignant interactions with his co-workers, the state of the injured, and the frustrations with bureaucratic incompetence. As the surgeon navigates the logistics of ambulance organization, he insists on maintaining independence in his operations, illustrating both the unpredictability of war and the deeply human impulse to provide care in desperate situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMedicine, Military -- France
653 _aParis (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871
653 _aParis (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871
653 _aFranco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Personal narratives
653 _aAmbulance service -- France
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64909
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